Eire Budgerigar Society

The society has as a result of a motion put before the membership at this year's AGM, decided to reverse the name change which took place at the 2009 AGM. A press release has been sent to all the relevant hobby press, and concerned societies and organisations. You can read this press release on the Download Page

The new 2010  committee can be found on the contacts page and should you need to contact anyone of them, please e-mail  eirebs@gmail.com

The first newsletter of the New Year, is well into its production, with a follow up article by Brendan Kinane, the first part was printed in Newsletter number six of 2009. We will also have an article by top German Breeder Fritz Buttner, with his reflections on his Best Opp Sex award at last years European Championship show in Karlsruhe, Germany.

This year we have the additional sponsorship, from the Australian Company "Vetafarm" and we are delighted to work with them in promoting their brand on this side of the Globe.!

We are also delighted to announce that our site has had over Six Thousand hits in its first seven months of existance, so perhaps we'll hit the Ten thousand mark for its aniversary at the end of next April.

 As always we are delighted to place Breeders Adds in our newsletter, and you can have your add for the year for as little as €10.00 for the year.!

Gerald Binks has launched a fabulous new website, and our society is part of his links section.

Please click on this link to read his introductory letter..................Download Here

The Management Committee of the "Eire Budgerigar Society" are delighted to announce that Gerald Binks has accepted our invitation to give a " Lecture", to be held in conjunction with our Young Stock Show and Trade Fair.

Gerald was so eager to assist the Society and its members that he suggested the following:-

"I am quite prepared to talk for an hour and a half, if that is possible, on all aspects of the hobby which I trust your members will be interested in . It is a suggestion only that paper and pencil is handed out to everyone as there are bound to be a number of helpful hints cropping up in the interaction between myself and those there. I will welcome all questions while I am talking and especially so from those fairly new to the hobby --so please encourage them to stand up and ask. We all started at the beginning and my aim is to help."

What a kind gesture and a superb offer from the  Master Budgerigar Breeder Himself to grace our shores and afford our Society this immense honour !.  This will be a unique opportunity to Hear, Witness, and  put your questions, to a man who has forgotten more about Budgerigar Breeding and Husbandry,  than the rest of us will ever learn in our lifetime. As you can see from the above quote, his desire and drive is to help beginners.

So from Champion to Beginner, from East to West and North to South rub your hands together in glee, and look forward to a once off opportunity to learn from "A living Legend of the Exhibition Budgerigar Hobby"

 Date Confirmed:

Saturday the 5th of June 2010

Venue: The Riverdale Hotel, Ballybay,

Co Monaghan

The Young Stock Show of the Year, The Best Aviculture Trade Fair in Ireland and one of the Greatest Budgerigar Stockmen of our time Gerald Binks, all under one roof next June.  A date you simply can't miss

Another First !!!

 The Management Committee of the Eire Budgerigar Society are pleased to announce that they have secured, both Judges and venues for the the next two National Open Shows.

 Jac Cuyten and  Rinus Van Den Broek have agreed to Judge the 2010 Open Show

This show will be staged in a super new venue in Kilkenny City.  This again shows the commitment of the management committee to bring this Annual Event around the country in order to promote our hobby countrywide. In keeping with the now established best practice of bringing the best and most experienced speakers, to share their knowledge and experience with membership, while the open show judging is taking place. -

"Terry Tuxford will give the Seminar at the 2010 National Open Show"

Also at the recent management committee meeting held during the weekend of the "Cork Show Bird Society's Open Show, the committee agreed to confirm the Judges and venue for the 2011 Open shows. As the committee is fully aware of the need to secure the best judges and speakers, Ron Pearce and Rick Watts have agreed to place the awards at the 2011 Open show, which will be staged at a yet to be decided venue in Dublin City

 All the CC winners of the club show 2009. Some names may have been spelled incorrectly, so forgive me.

also from my information all the red spots went to the A/A birds

Click here to download the result sheet

Stafford Bird Show of the Year

Congratulations to Society Secretary Eileen O' Hanlon  who had some terrific results at the Stafford Show.

Eileen had "Best Albino in Show" Best Lutino Opp Sex in Show, Best Lutino Opp Sex Adult and Best Lutino Opp Sex Breeder

!This is the head line in an article contained in this months German version of Budgerigar World..."Wellensittich Welt". I have translated it and you can dowload it right here.

HERE!!

Would you like to go to the BS convention next year?????. see  the "Events Page" for more details

Huxley & Marchant Aviary Visit

Just Confirmed......The Society's Trip to the BS convention next  year will conclude with a visit to the Huxley & Marchant stud. We are most certainly delighted to announce this opportunity for our members.

What a perfect way to finish off the BS convention weekend, a tour of probably the finest stud in Europe if not the world. Arrangements are now being made so don't delay book your place today. Booking forms will be available at the Open Show from the Society Stand.

 As you can see we have a New Budgerigar Society.  The Society was established to cater for the specific requirements of all budgerigar breeders living in the northern part of the island of Ireland.

• The Objectives are:
• To promote the breeding, development & advancement of Budgerigars
• To promote the interests of exhibitors & breeders
• To assist the progress of Scientific knowledge in the Aviculture field.
• To reward work of outstanding merit with prizes & other marks of recognition
• To interest the public generally in the objects and activities of the Society
• To assist and work in unison with other Societies

 The first open meeting of the Society will take place at the Carrickdale Hotel, Dundalk / Newry border, Co Louth, at 2pm on Saturday 27th of June, and Society officers will be appointed at that meeting. So tell all your friends & colleagues in the hobby, and lets get this new society going ! Membership is only £7 or €8

For further information on this exciting development contact John on 042 9741808

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