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Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon

Neil writes pet care information for Paradise Pets Swindon, covering birds, small animals and everyday care. For housing, supplies and shop enquiries, contact Paradise Pets at Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor, Swindon SN2 2QJ, or call 01793 512400. Neil is not a veterinary surgeon. For illness, injury or unexplained changes in your pet, contact a qualified vet. Shop advice does not replace a veterinary examination.

The Javan Green Magpie May Be Gone Within a Decade. After 35 Years Selling Birds, Here Is the One Thing That Could Still Save It — and Why UK Pet Owners Are Part of the Answer.

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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 watching the world of birds from every angle. The story of the Javan green magpie is, in my view, one of the most urgent and most instructive conservation stories … Read more

Scientists Are Racing To Save the Javan Green Magpie — One of the World’s Rarest Birds. After 35 Years, Here Is What That Fight Tells Every UK Pet Bird Owner.

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Javan green magpie critically endangered conservation 2026

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 watching the relationship between captive bird keeping and wild bird conservation, and understanding why the two are not as separate as they might appear. The emergency fight to … Read more

New Research Shows 9 Out of 10 Swifts Return to the Same Nest Every Year. After 35 Years, Here Is What That Tells Us About What Pet Birds Really Need From Their Owners.

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UK pet cockatiel budgie environmental stability welfare-led setup

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 watching UK bird welfare across both wild and pet contexts. The RSPB has just published newly peer-reviewed research revealing that UK Common Swifts show extraordinary site fidelity — … Read more

RSPB Just Confirmed That One Infected Bird Can Turn Any UK Feeder Into a Disease Hotspot. Here Is What That Means If You Keep a Pet Bird Indoors.

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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 watching what happens at the intersection of garden bird feeding and indoor pet bird keeping. Most people treat these as entirely separate activities. They are not, and this … Read more

RSPB’s New Summer Feeding Rules Change Everything for Garden Bird Lovers. After 35 Years, Here Is Why Indoor Pet Bird Owners Need To Read This Too.

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UK garden bird feeder RSPB new summer feeding rules welfare guidance 2026

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 across UK bird welfare in both homes and gardens. The RSPB has just released substantially updated summer feeding rules for UK garden bird feeders — a … Read more

Trichomonosis and Pet Birds: Exposure, Signs and Prevention

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Greenfinch perched on a branch

Updated 24 September 2026: Separated documented trichomonosis evidence from unmeasured household risk and updated garden-feeding context. Trichomonosis is a bird disease associated with serious declines in British greenfinches. It is also relevant to captive-bird care, but a wild-bird population decline does not establish the probability that an individual indoor budgie, canary or finch will become … Read more

Buying a Pet Bird During School Holidays: What to Ask First

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family buying pet bird school holidays UK summer 2026

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching what happens at the counter in the weeks after school breaks up. This guide focuses on the questions families should consider before buying a bird during the school holidays, including how daily care will fit … Read more

Robin Hood’s Tree Just Died After More Than a Thousand Years. After 35 Years at the Counter, Here Is What That Story Tells Me About How Long a Pet Bird Really Lives.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling birds and having the conversation that most pet shops avoid. On 17 June 2026, the RSPB announced that the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest — thought to be between 800 and 1,200 years old, the … Read more

UK Pet Bird Ownership Has Hit 3 Million — Up 60 Percent Since 2000. After 35 Years, Here Is the One Thing That Surge Is Still Getting Dangerously Wrong.

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UK pet bird ownership 3 million veterinary care gap

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. UK pet bird ownership has reached three million — up sixty percent since 2000. The surge … Read more

Greenfinches Have Lost Two Million Birds in Three Decades — And the Disease That Did It Is Already in UK Homes. Here Is What Every Pet Bird Owner Must Check Today.

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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 across UK households. The UK Greenfinch population collapse is now genuinely well-documented — from approximately 4.3 … Read more