Meet the Budgerigar Society Chairman – Harry Hockaday By Terry Tuxford. Originally published by The Budgerigar Society and reproduced with permission. Following his first year as BS Chairman and his election onto the General Council in 2024, Harry Hockaday had…

From a childhood encounter with a blue budgerigar to becoming a Novice National Champion, this month’s Fancier in Focus explores a lifelong passion for budgerigars, Australian Golden Faced and the fascinating Dutch Frosted Pied. My Interest I was only young…

What sparked your interest in budgerigars and the hobby? Both Jim and Judy had budgies as youngsters. Judy joined the Tasmanian Budgerigar Society early on and won a champion Novice bird in show for 1962, though her interest later shifted…

Overseas Fancier in Focus – Hutt & O’Reilly Budgerigars have been a part of life for Beverley Hutt for more than five decades, with the family’s involvement beginning in Cambridge and continuing through three generations. The journey began in 1974, when…

As a young boy I developed an interest in budgerigars, particularly the remarkable range of colours and varieties. I wasn’t a member of a bird club at that stage, but I bred a few pairs simply for my own enjoyment.…

Partnership of Siegfried Szesny – Frederic Klenner from Dorsten / Rhade, Germany Upon entering the breeding facility of Siegfried Szesny and Frederic Klenner, one immediately notices how clean and well-maintained the entire stud is. There are two breeding areas that…

Rod and Michelle Vidler Breeder Profile Showing as R & M Vidler What sparked your interest in budgies and the hobby? After moving from the Gold Coast to Tamworth, where we had kept parrots and finches, we discovered the Tamworth…

Breeder Profile Mrs Jenni Smith and Dr Geoff Smith JGS Budgerigars What sparked your interest in budgies and the hobby? It all began with a fascination for genetics and the challenge of breeding colourful budgies, particularly Australian Banded Pieds and…

Ian Ainley: A Lifetime of Dedication, Quality and Quiet Respect Few names in the United Kingdom budgerigar fancy carry the same sense of experience, consistency and quiet authority as Ian Ainley. Now in his 51st year in the hobby, Ian’s…

Breeder Visit to Pierre Swart in Tierpoort, South Africa By Marcel Buhler On our last trip to Africa, due to the flight schedule, we had a 24-hour stopover in Johannesburg, which provided an opportunity to make a short visit to…

My name is Greg Rowe. I am part of the Rowe Brothers Budgerigar Stud. Together with my brothers, John and David Rowe, I breed budgerigars in Gippsland, Victoria. What sparked your interest in the budgerigar hobby? My father, Brian, was…

Andy Cooke (Northern Ireland) Feature article, reproduced with permission from the author Adrian Richards, and the subject, Andy Cooke.

A & G Adams — A Lifetime Devoted to the Budgerigar and the Ultimate Success in 2025 Alan’s journey in budgerigars began at the age of eleven with a simple pair of pet-type birds. What started as childhood curiosity soon…

Breeding Strategies — A Lifetime of Learning From humble beginnings in the 1960s to the refined studs of today, breeding budgerigars has always been a journey of patience, observation, and continual learning. What follows is a deeply considered insight into…

Interview with Craig Buckingham What sparked your interest in budgies and how long have you been in the hobby? Back in the early 1970s, I was 10 years old and my father had hundreds of budgies. It was a given…

Fancier in Focus: Andrew Luke – Tom & Andrew Luke Partnership (UK) The ANBC Gazette is proud to feature Andrew Luke of the respected Tom & Andrew Luke partnership in the United Kingdom — a father-and-son combination that has quietly…

Fancier in Focus – Heath Chasemore (Geelong Budgerigar Club) For Heath Chasemore, the journey into budgerigars began not in a grand stud or at a major show, but as a 14-year-old boy in a small country town in northern Victoria.…

Michael Pace: North Queensland Budgerigar Breeder, Exhibitor, and Mackay Club President A childhood discovery that sparked a lifelong budgerigar obsession For Michael Pace, the budgerigar hobby didn’t begin with a planned purchase or a family aviary—it started with an unexpected…

Dave Ingoe: Gisborne’s Dedicated Budgerigar Breeder, Judge, and Life Member of New Zealand’s Fancy Dave Indigo in the show scene (2022). A lifelong passion sparked by one light green budgie For Dave Ingoe, the journey into budgerigars began the instant…

Andre Ozoux Interview with Sydney NSW Open Breeder and Exhibitor, Andre Ozoux Tell us a little about your background I was born in May 1945. My parents lived in Maroubra before moving to Wahroonga in 1960 and I went to…