We stock the largest selection of birds in the area - in the summer we may have thousands of birds ranging from finches up to exotic parrots.
The bird section is looked after by Neil and his staff who have kept all sorts of birds for over 30 years.
We offer full advice on all aspects of bird keeping; our bird specialists have over 60 years' experience dealing with them.
Aviaries for your garden can be built to any size and erected if needed.
Everyone loves budgies and canaries and we always have plenty of babies in stock ready to go.
If it's the more exotic finches you're looking for then come and see what we have or give us a call.
All the seed and accessories you may need for finches to budgies to parrots are stocked, including nest boxes, cages, stands and lots more besides.
From Cage and Aviary Birds
Read the latest updates, care tips and helpful advice from our Cage and Aviary Birds section.
Bird care guides from Paradise Pets Swindon, covering budgies, cockatiels, canaries, finches, cage setup, diet, heat safety and welfare advice from Neil.
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold bird feeders, seed, and everything garden-bird related at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching how garden bird feeding has changed. The RSPB’s latest guidance, published alongside the 2026 Big Garden Birdwatch results, is a genuine shift in long-standing advice. This is … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping UK owners protect their birds through British weather extremes. The Met Office has issued an Amber Extreme Heat Warning with peak temperatures forecast to reach 38°C this week, the UK … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cockatiels and cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with cockatiels of every temperament and background. “What does it mean when my cockatiel puts its crest up or down?” is one of the questions he … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily first-hand experience with these birds and the people who keep them. Cockatiels are among the most expressive birds kept as pets in Britain, and almost nobody is taught how … 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. The cost of keeping pet birds in the UK has risen noticeably in recent years. This … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgerigars at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with this species and close working relationships with the exotic vets who treat them. Certain illnesses come up again and again in budgies, far more often than owners expect. … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of buying stock, setting prices, and watching the pet trade move through good years and difficult ones. 2026 has brought prices to levels he has not seen before. This is his honest take on why, and what … 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 watching what happens when a bird outlives an owner’s patience, circumstances, or finances. Recent reporting from UK welfare charities has put numbers and named cases behind a problem … 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 this species. Constant whistling is one of the most common questions he gets asked, and the answer is rarely what people expect. This is his honest guide to … 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. “Why does my budgie keep yawning?” is a question he hears regularly at the counter. This … Read more