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WFS 2022 AGM (Annual General Meeting)

After an intermission of two years because of the pandemic, the WFS is holding its 2022 AGM at our Nottingham branch venue on Sunday 03 July 2022. Colin Leask will be our guest speaker and will give a presentation on bird health. Members birds will be available. As well as electing officers for the coming year, breeding diplomas will be presented as well as awards for outstanding and meritorious breeding and, for this year, breeding the St Helena Waxbill (as the 2021 designated target species). We hope as many of you as possible can make the meeting. Tea/ coffee will be available. Thank you.

2021 WFS members' breeding returns

Thanks to all members who sent in their breeding returns for 2021. The overall results now feature on this website and further details appears in the summer edition of The Waxbill.

2022 Target Species

Following the 2015 breeding returns, it was agreed that the WFS would set a target species for each year to help promote awareness of, and encourage members both to keep and breed, that species. As well as being a risk within aviculture, there was a stipulation that the cost of acquiring a pair of birds shouldn't exceed £120 and that the species is reasonably available. Clearly, in this post-pandemic period, we recognise that there may be fluctuations in cost and availability and these factors will be considered when we review the 2022 breeding returns next year.

The orange-cheeked waxbill was the first target species in 2016 and was joined by red-cheeked cordon bleu in 2017, the red-winged pytillia (2018), the red-headed finch (2019), the red-eared waxbill (2020) and the St Helena waxbill (2021). Looking at the breeding returns for 2021, the committee decided to retain the St Helena waxbill for 2022 although only breeding diplomas will be awarded for breeding target species in 2022.

The full WFS target species list therefore remains as:

•  St Helena Waxbill 
•  Red-eared Waxbill 
•  Red-headed Finch 

WFS badges now available

We're pleased to add Waxbill Finch Society badges to the list of items we offer on PayPal. They're available for £4 each (free postage in the UK) and can be found on the  WFS booklets  page.

Forthcoming Waxbill Finch Society meetings

2022	Branch
03 July 2022 (Sunday)	WFS AGM (Annual General Meeting) Midlands Branch venue, The Newstead Centre, Tilford Road, Newstead Village, Nottinghamshire NG15 0BS Hall open: 10:30am for AGM (members only). 12:00 guest speaker: Colin Leask open to all. Members free, non-members £1.
All meetings	See our  WFS branch meetings  page for all the details.

Paypal for your 2022/23 subscription

Subscriptions for 2022/23 run from 1st July 2022 for 12 months. Join now for membership to 30 June 2023.

Please use Paypal to renew your membership or to join us as a new or returning member.

See our  membership  page for full details.

WFS members' breeding returns

The latest breeding returns (for 2021) feature in the  Species  section of the website and feature on the Profiles and Breeding Returns pages - the latter also allows you to download the full 1992-2021 returns in Excel or in pdf format. For the last three years, we have presented these as a heat map to colour code the risks associated with the long-term viability of each species in UK aviculture. The returns are designed to promote debate on the popularity and risks associated with particular species. They also help in choosing those target species for the coming year.

The Waxbill Finch Society was formed in 1991 with the following aims:

• To encourage the breeding of Estrildid Finches (Waxbills, Munias, etc.)
• To share information about proven breeding and feeding methods
• To help members locate, exchange, purchase or sell stock
• To build up stocks of captive-bred birds
• To assist members to contact one another at Branch Meetings or by telephone

This website is therefore designed both to promote our society and to help it achieve these aims. We also hope it will encourage potential members to develop an interest in these marvellous birds.

WFS Facebook page

The Waxbill Finch Society also has its own closed group on Facebook. Access the site through the banner above.

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