Meet the sunshine gamebird: our cover bird is the California quail, a superb little gamebird with looks to match any swanky Asian pheasant! This exotic creature is not only popular in collections, it’s been introduced widely across the world so there are now more Californian quail in Chile than in its native USA. We reveal the reasons for its popularity. Nearer home we catch up with Budgerigar Society developments and hear the pros and cons of all-wire budgie cages. Biologist Paul Donovan talks us through sickness behaviours in birds we should all watch for. We have advice on parakeet housing and news of a stunning new book on zebra finches, check on canary birdroom priorities and meet some stunning leucistic hardbills.

Meet the sunshine gamebird: our cover bird is the California quail, a superb little gamebird with looks to match any swanky Asian pheasant! This exotic creature is not only popular in collections, it’s been introduced widely across the world so there are now more Californian quail in Chile than in its native USA. We reveal the reasons for i....