Everybody loves a reedling! This delightful moustached softbill is growing in popularity again – but did you know it was a favourite drawing-room cage pet in the Victorian era? Or that it has the joint-shortest incubation time of any native species? This is one of those birds where the learning never stops – which makes it a perfect choice as our cover star this week. On the hardbill front, we learn what the canary experts do when nests aren’t co-ordinated, catch up again with budding Norwich star Adam Carson and update ourselves on the Yorkie world in this month of May. Plus: budgies, Bengies, zebras, a cool-looking dove and some funny bits. Oh, and some key news stories too.

Everybody loves a reedling! This delightful moustached softbill is growing in popularity again – but did you know it was a favourite drawing-room cage pet in the Victorian era? Or that it has the joint-shortest incubation time of any native species? This is one of those birds where the learning never stops – which makes it a perfect choice as ou....