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. Today is World Seabird Day 2026. Most UK pet bird owners will scroll past it. Neil … Read more
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 wild spaces. The RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) have just published their major “Climate Change and … Read more
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 changes in the natural world eventually reach the birds in people’s homes. The RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology published their Climate Change and UK … 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. Every summer he hears the same thing from avian vets and from customers who have had … 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 watching UK households form relationships with the bird species that has remained Britain’s most popular pet bird for decade after decade. According to UK Pet Food (PFMA) data, over one million … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets — Updated July 2026 Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years that have included multiple bird flu seasons, several periods of mandatory housing, and the gradual development of a personal biosecurity routine that he now checks … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with people who want to buy a bird, and over 35 years of gradually understanding that most of those conversations needed to begin with the same question. This article is about that question, … Read more
Updated 24 September 2026: Corrected the RSPCA cage-dimension attribution and added a practical setup assessment. Assess a budgie’s home by the usable space, the daily opportunity to fly, and whether its companions can share that environment safely. A label saying ‘budgie cage’ does not answer all three questions. This guide explains how to use the … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept and sold cockatiels at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of experience with one of the UK’s most popular companion birds. Following the record-breaking June 2026 heatwave — which saw temperatures reach 38°C and produced more bird heat stress emergencies than any event … 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 question of whether to buy a bird from a pet shop or take one free … Read more