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 kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has seen hundreds of worried owners walk into the shop carrying a bird that is sitting at the bottom of its cage. … 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. In that time, he has helped hundreds of UK families decide whether a cockatiel is right for them — and just as importantly, helped some decide … Read more
Safety correction, 24 September 2026: Veterinary guidance on recognising illness in birds supports prompt professional contact for reduced appetite or illness signs. Do not use a time threshold or an apparently alert posture to decide that it is safe to delay care. From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies … 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 first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has watched countless worried owners walk through the door carrying a bird that is pulling its own feathers out. This article is … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — nearly 40 years of first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has heard “my budgie bit me” more times than he can count. This article is his honest explanation of what is actually … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — nearly 40 years of first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has sat with more grieving owners than he can count. This article is the one he wishes every budgie owner would read … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold canaries at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of first-hand experience with these birds. In that time, he has watched the same misunderstandings repeat themselves, year after year. This article is his attempt to set the record straight before you … Read more
From Neil at Paradise Pets I’ll let you in on something. After 35 years of running Paradise Pets here in Swindon, I genuinely thought UK budgie owners would have moved on from the same old mistakes by now. The information is everywhere — better than it’s ever been. And yet, week after week in 2026, … 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. In that time, he has seen the same misunderstanding play out hundreds of times. This article is his attempt to set the record straight. I have … Read more
From Neil at Paradise Pets Last Tuesday, a lady came into the shop holding a little carrier, properly worried. Her budgie Charlie had been sleeping nearly all day for nearly a week. I’ve seen this exact scene play out hundreds of times in 35 years of running Paradise Pets — and I want to share … Read more