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- 2007
Best British Hardbill Breeding
E. Darlow
Best British Softbill Breeding
A. Dunwell
Best British Mule/Hybrid Breeding
R. R. Tippett
Best Foreign Seedeater Breeding
S. Hood
Best Australian Finch Breeding
R. Tidball
Best Foreign Softbill Breeding
T. Gonsalvis
Best Parrotlike Hardbill Breeding
P. R. Rice
Best Parrotlike Softbill Breeding
No entries
Best Zebra Finch Breeding
N. Smith
Best Bengalese Finch Breeding
P. Craddock
Best Junior Breeding
J. England
Best Overall Breeding
P. R. Read
FIRST BREEDING AWARDS
Red-winged Laughing Thrush &
Orange Ground Thrush
T. Gonsalvis
BREEDING STATISTIC’S
Species
2007
Pairs Bred
Pairs Bred
2007
Young Reared
Young Reared
2006
Pair’s Bred
Pair’s Bred
2006
Young Reared
Young Reared
British Hardbill
42
182
39
127
British Softbill
2
9
1
4
British Mule/Hybrid
5
8
5
12
Foreign Hardbill
54
171
47
141
Foreign Softbill
4
15
2
5
Australian Finches
49
143
50
164
Parrotlike Hardbill
39
138
23
99
Parrotlike Softbill
0
0
0
0
Foreign Wildfowl
0
0
23
63
Zebra Finches
49
221
30
185
Bengalese Finches
35
136
44
156
Total
279
1023
264
956
Breeding Forms Received
2007 - 39
2006 - 31
Comment from Lynne
We are very pleased with the results this year, more pairs bred more young - which is not always the case. We found it very encouraging that several species that were last bred 7 years ago, were bred again last year; these were the Blue-faced Parrot Finch, Indian Zosterop, Bronze-winged & Magpie Mannikin, Purple Grenadier and Red-eared Waxbill. Also bred after a gap of 3-4 years were the Orange-cheeked Waxbill and the Spice Bird. We also had two first breeding's within the society which enhanced a successful breeding year.
We are very pleased with the results this year, more pairs bred more young -
P. Read
J. England
P. Craddock
N. Smith
R. Tidball
R.R.Tippett
P. Rice
A. Dunwell
S. Hood