Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling pet birds and taking the calls that come in during heatwaves. This week, UK temperatures broke the June record three consecutive days, reaching 37.3°C at Santon Downham in Suffolk on Thursday 26 June — the … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. Every year, millions of garden birds are counted across the UK. Every year, a portion of … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies, cockatiels, and canaries at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. When the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone lifted on 4 June 2026, most of the conversations he had at the counter went the same way. This article is his honest response to the question … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgies, cockatiels, canaries, and aviary birds. This week is Invasive Species Week 2026 — 22 to 28 June — and the invasive species that most concerns him … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling budgerigars and taking the calls that come in during heatwaves from owners who do not realise what is happening until it is already serious. Amber heat alerts are active across all regions of England as … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. Over a million budgies are now kept in UK homes. In 35 years behind this counter, … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. Every January, hundreds of thousands of UK families take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching how bird flu outbreaks develop, how the rules around them change, and how the information that matters most to pet bird owners tends to get lost between the headlines. The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone across … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. Pet food prices across the UK have risen significantly and the pressure is not over. This … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds specifically. Cockatiels have now firmly established themselves as the UK’s most popular small parrot after the budgie, and current industry rankings place them as the country’s … Read more