Severn Counties Foreign & British Bird Society
Severn Counties is proud of its breeding scheme and asks its members to complete a breeding form each year. These records have been kept since 1973 and they provide valuable information on the availability and subsequent breeding results of many species. The forms are collected at the end of October and the Breeding Committee meet during November each year to discuss the results and award the Trophy’s which are then presented at the Annual General meeting in January. The results are then notified to all the national societies for collation into national records.
Breeding Officer -
Lynne McGill
BREEDING TROPHY AWARDS- 2008
Best British Hardbill Breeding
J. Terry
Best British Softbill Breeding
A. Dunwell
Best British Mule/Hybrid Breeding
F.E. Smith
Best Foreign Seedeater Breeding
A. Dunwell
Best Australian Finch Breeding
P.R. Hemmings
Best Foreign Softbill Breeding
S. Peacock
Best Parrotlike Hardbill Breeding
D. Rugman
Best Parrotlike Softbill Breeding
P. Convy
Best Zebra Finch Breeding
D. Staples
Best Bengalese Finch Breeding
M. Hemmings
Best Junior Breeding
D. Ashworth
Best Overall Breeding
A. Dunwell
FIRST BREEDING AWARDS
Eastern Lemon Dove, Blue-ground Dove & White-cheeked Touraco
A. Dunwell
Red-billed Starling
S. Peacock
Musk Lorikeet
P. Convy
BREEDING STATISTIC’S
Species
2009
Pairs Bred
Pairs Bred
2009
Young Reared
Young Reared
2008
Pair’s Bred
Pair’s Bred
2008
Young Reared
Young Reared
British Hardbill
42
170
74
161
British Softbill
1
9
2
6
British Mule/Hybrid
5
14
6
18
Foreign Hardbill
57
206
70
301
Foreign Softbill
8
45
5
8
Australian Finches
31
106
45
152
Parrotlike Hardbill
24
82
28
88
Parrotlike Softbill
5
8
0
0
Foreign Wildfowl
0
0
0
0
Zebra Finches
27
119
27
167
Bengalese Finches
18
37
24
92
Total
218
796
281
993
Breeding Forms Received
2009 - 27
2008 - 32
Comment from Lynne
We received 27 breeding forms for 2009. 219 pairs bred 796
young which is broken down as shown below. When compared to 2008, Parrotlike Softbill’s & Foreign Softbill’s increased, and although the number of British Hardbill pairs bred was nearly halved, the number reared was higher than 2008. All other British & Foreign species were down both in the number of pairs bred and youngsters reared, which may be partly due to members not submitting breeding forms. We can not stress how important these are and would ask you to start recording your 2010 breeding’s now ready for input at the end of October 2010.
We received 27 breeding forms for 2009. 219 pairs bred 796
young which is broken down as shown below. When compared to 2008, Parrotlike Softbill’s & Foreign Softbill’s increased, and although the number of British Hardbill pairs bred was nearly halved, the number reared was higher than 2008. All other British & Foreign species were down both in the number of pairs bred and youngsters reared, which may be partly due to members not submitting breeding forms. We can not stress how important these are and would ask you to start recording your 2010 breeding’s now ready for input at the end of October 2010.
A. Dunwell
Best Overall Breeding
Best Overall Breeding
F.E. Smith
Best British Mule/Hybrid Breeding
Best British Mule/Hybrid Breeding
S. Peacock
Best Foreign Softbill Breeding
Best Foreign Softbill Breeding
P.R. Hemmings
Best Australian Finch Breeding
Best Australian Finch Breeding
A. Dunwell
1st Breeding Diploma
Eastern Lemon Dove, Blue-ground Dove & White-cheeked Touraco
1st Breeding Diploma
Eastern Lemon Dove, Blue-
S. Peacock
1st Breeding Diploma
Red-billed Starling
1st Breeding Diploma
Red-
D Ashworth
Best Juniior Breeding
Best Juniior Breeding
J. Terry
Best British Hardbill Breeding
Best British Hardbill Breeding
