Greenfinches Have Declined 65 Percent in 30 Years and Are Now on the UK Red List. After 35 Years, Here Is the Disease Every Pet Bird Owner Should Know About.

Greenfinch decline trichomonosis UK pet birds

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 collapse of the UK greenfinch population due to trichomonosis is one of the most significant … Read more

RSPB Has Told UK Bird Owners To Stop Filling Feeders Until October. After 35 Years, Here Is What That Means for Your Pet Bird Indoors.

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold pet birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK bird welfare evolve, both in homes and out in British gardens. The RSPB has genuinely changed its garden bird feeding guidance for 2026 — asking UK bird owners … Read more

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Results Are In — What The 2026 Numbers Tell UK Gardeners

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with British gardeners about the wild birds in their gardens. The RSPB has just released the results of the 2026 Big Garden Birdwatch — the world’s largest garden wildlife survey — and this year’s numbers … Read more

RSPB’s New Bird Feeding Advice Every UK Garden Owner Should Know

RSPB bird feeding advice UK feed seasonally safely

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching how garden bird feeding habits change, and occasionally need to change. The RSPB issued new guidance this spring on how UK households should feed garden birds … Read more

The UK Garden Bird Still Holding The Number One Spot In 2026

From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK garden birds change with the seasons, the decades, and the surveys. Every spring, the RSPB releases the results of the Big Garden Birdwatch — the world’s largest garden wildlife survey — and every spring, … Read more