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Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon

Neil has owned and run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience keeping, breeding and selling budgies, cockatiels, canaries, hamsters, gerbils, rabbits and guinea pigs. He has helped thousands of UK pet owners over the decades, and everything he writes comes from real experience at the counter — not textbooks. For advice on any pet, visit Paradise Pets at Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor, Swindon SN2 2QJ or call 01793 512400. Neil is not a veterinary surgeon. For urgent illness, injury or emergency symptoms, pet owners should contact a qualified vet. Meet Neil, owner of Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. Neil writes practical, first-hand pet care advice based on more than 35 years of helping UK owners with birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils and other small pets.

Lovebirds Are Selling Out Across the UK This Summer — After 35 Years, Here Is My Honest Assessment Before You Buy One.

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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 lovebirds, budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. Every summer he watches lovebird interest spike — and every autumn he watches some of … Read more

UK Gannet Colonies May Not Recover From Bird Flu Until 2041 — New Study Out This Week. Here Is the Indoor Pet Bird Risk Most UK Owners Are Still Ignoring.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily experience with cage birds and the people who keep them. A study published this week in the journal Biological Conservation, led by the RSPB and Aarhus University, has confirmed … Read more

RSPB and BTO Joint Report Out This Week — Climate Change Is Already Reshaping UK Bird Life. After 35 Years, Here Is What Every Pet Bird Owner Must Do Right Now.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies, cockatiels, and other pet birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. The RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology published a major joint report this week on climate change and UK bird life. It is about wild birds — but thirty-five years at … Read more

RSPB July 2026 Report: UK Bird Populations Are in Crisis. After 35 Years at the Counter, Here Is My Honest Message to Every UK Pet Bird Owner Right Now.

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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. The RSPB and BTO published their Climate Change and UK Birds report on 1 July 2026. … Read more

Wales Is Losing Its Seabird Cities — New Report Out Today. After 35 Years, Here Is Why UK Pet Bird Owners Should Care About What Is Happening Outside.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily experience with cage birds and the people who keep them, alongside a lifelong interest in what is happening to British bird populations beyond the shop walls. The Welsh Government … Read more

New RSPB Climate Report Out Today — The Three UK Bird Species Most at Risk. After 35 Years, Here Is What That Science Tells Us About Keeping Pet Birds.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily experience with cage birds and the people who love them. The RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology published their joint Climate Change and UK Birds report on 1st July … Read more

RSPB Warns UK Bird Populations Are Under Unprecedented Threat in 2026. After 35 Years, Here Is Why That Should Change How Every Pet Bird Owner Thinks.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping birds and watching garden wildlife at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. The robin is the garden bird most UK owners feel they know best — and in some ways the one they understand least. The RSPB and BTO’s Climate Change and UK Birds report, published … Read more

UK Bird Flu Has Left a Legacy That Will Last Until 2041 — New Study Reveals the Full Scale of the Damage. Here Is What Indoor Bird Owners Must Know.

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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. A new study published in the journal Biological Conservation this July has quantified, for the first … Read more

Scientists Just Confirmed Climate Change Is Already Hitting UK Birds Hard. Here Is the One Thing Every Budgie and Cockatiel Owner Should Do This Weekend.

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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. Scientists have confirmed what many in the bird world have been observing for years: climate change … Read more

Bird Flu Just Wiped Out Gannet Colonies That May Not Recover Until 2041. After 35 Years, Here Is the Indoor Pet Bird Risk Most UK Owners Are Ignoring.

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept and sold cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years watching UK bird health, wild and captive. A study published today in Biological Conservation finds that Bass Rock in Scotland and Grassholm in Wales — two of the world’s largest gannet colonies … Read more