> IMPORTANT - unfortunately, a number of members have been receiving bogus emails purporting to come from the Parrot Society, and requesting financial donations to 'save the Society from financial ruin'. This follows earlier messages offering 'Life membership' at a cheap rate. These messages are bogus and should be ignored! They appear to emanate from Brazil, and this information has been passed on to the official Scam Unit. Be careful, and please let us know if you receive similar communications.

> In spite of the heavy rain first thing, the morning at Stafford County Showground for the Help the Birdkeepers December event went off well, with enough attendees carving the wet, early start in the dark to make it work. For more details and pictures see the show page at Help Bird Keepers Show

> One of our long-standing conservation projects is for Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica, organised by Dr Chris Vaughan, and involving education of the local population (especially school children), monitoring populations and providing artificial nest sites. Chris is to be congratulated on his tireless efforts, and we thank him for his regular updates. The latest are now visible at the bottom of the page on the project here - The Scarlet Macaw in Costa Rica

> You may not be aware, as it has not been well publicised, that as of 1st October 2024, it is now a legal requirement to register your birds if they have access to the open air. This would include most outdoor aviaries. The Parrot Society had protested against this plan from its inception, but sadly to no avail. For more details go to Registration of Parrots

> Following this year's AGM on Sunday 3rd November, a change to Clause 7 was made, to allow for on-line conference meetings. For full wording see Constitution of The Parrot Society UK

> We regret to announce the death of long-term PS member and past trustee Ray McMillan on 23rd September, after many years of chronic illness. Ray was instrumental in setting up our first website in 1999, and was its webmaster until 2005. He was also very active in parrot activities in his native south Wales. Are sympathies go to his daughter Rebecca and the rest of his family.

> If you are visiting this website you will have seen its new design. Unfortunately, we still have some issues with links to other sections, which we hope will be rectified asap.

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