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Page last updated: 20 June 2023

WFS keeping and breeding booklets

The WFS have produced a series of booklets on keeping and breeding specific waxbill species. They have been compiled by members over the years and provide useful advice/ guidance on a range of matters to improve the well-being of the birds and also enhance their chances of breeding. Each booklet costs £2.50 and they are only available by pdf (unless sold at WFS events).

Please note: We ask that you allow up to two weeks for orders to be processed.

Postage

No longer applicable. Since 2020 all booklets have been sold as pdfs and emailed out.

Content and Sample Extracts

We've put together a sample extract that gives a flavour of the type of information contained in the booklets. Just click on the image below to download the pdf.

The content obviously differs from booklet to booklet but we hope that, at this very reasonable price, as many keepers as possible may benefit from their advice.

Sample cover of a red-billed firefinch

Payment options

Paying through the PayPal icons provides an option of paying either by credit or by debit card. However, if you would prefer to pay by cheque/ postal order, please email Neil Bickell (see bottom of page) for address details.

Species

The booklets are listed alphabetically by the common English name of the species. As some booklets feature two species, the full list available is:

  •  Black-crowned Waxbill 
     (Estrilda nonnula)
  •  Black-headed Nun 
     (Lonchura atricapilla)
  •  Blue-capped Waxbill 
     (Uraeginthus cyanocephala)
  •  Bronze-winged Mannikin 
     (Lonchura cucullata)
  •  Cut-throat Finch 
     (Amandina fasciata)
  •  Dusky Mannikin 
     (Lonchura fuscans)
  •  Gold-breasted Waxbill 
     (Amandava subflava)
  •  Javan Mannikin 
     (Lonchura leucogastroides)
  •  Lavender Waxbill 
     (Estrilda caerulescens)
  •  Moluccan Mannikin 
     (Lonchura molucca)
  •  New Britain Mannikin 
     (Lonchura spectabilis)
  •  Orange-cheeked Waxbill 
     (Estrilda melpoda)
  •  Red Avadavat 
     (Amandava amandava)
  •  Red-billed Firefinch 
     (Lagonosticta senegalus)
  •  Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu 
     (Ureaginthus bengalus)
  •  Red-eared Waxbill 
     (Estrilda troglodytes)
  •  Red-headed Finch 
     (Amandina erythrocephala)
  •  Red-winged Pytilia 
     (Pytilia phoenicoptera)
  •  St. Helena Waxbill 
     (Estrilda astrild)
  •  Spice Finch 
     (Lonchura punctulata)
  •  Violet-eared Waxbill 
     (Ureaginthus granatina)
  •  White-headed Nun 
     (Lonchura maja)
  •  Yellow-winged Pytilia 
     (Pytilia hypogrammica)

four WFS badges each featuring a picture of a red-cheeked Cordon Bleu.

WFS badge

  • £4.00 each (free postage in the UK)

front cover featuring image of black-crowned waxbills

Black-crowned waxbill (Estrilda nonnula)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 3

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a black- and a white-head nun

Black-headed nun (Lonchura atricapilla) and
White-headed nun (Lonchura maja)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 1

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a blue-capped waxbill.

Blue-capped waxbill (Uraeginthus cyanocephalus)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 2

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a bronze-winged munia and a spice finch

Bronze-winged Munia (Lonchura cucullata) and
Spice Finch (Lonchura Punctulata)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 1

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of cut-throat finch and a red-headed finch.

Cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) and
Red-headed finch (Amadina erythrocephala)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 3

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a dusky munia and a New Britain mannikin.

Dusky munia (Lonchura fuscans) and
New Britain mannikin (Lonchura spectabilis)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 1

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a gold-breasted waxbill.

Gold-breasted waxbill (Amandava subflava)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 2

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a Javan munia and a Moluccan munia.

Javan Munia (Lonchura leucogasroides) and

Moluccan Munia (Lonchura molucca)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 1

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a lavender waxbill

Lavender waxbill ( Estrilda caerulescens)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 3

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of an orange-cheeked waxbill.

Orange-cheeked waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 4

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a red avadavat.

Red avadavat (Amandava amandava)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 3

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a red-billed firefinch.

Red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 1

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a red-cheeked Cordon Bleu.

Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 2

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a red-eared waxbill and a St Helena waxbill.

Red-eared waxbill (Estrilda trogladytes) and
St Helena waxbill (Estrilda astrild)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 2

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a red- and a yellow-winged pytilia.

Red-winged Pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera) and
Yellow-winged Pytilia (Pytilia hypogrammica)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 2

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

front cover featuring image of a violet-eared waxbill.

Violet-eared waxbill (Uraeginthus granatina)

WFS keeping & breeding booklet: Issue 5

  • £2.50 (now only sold as a pdf)

Comments, feedback, and additional entries on/ for the booklets are warmly welcomed and should be addressed to Neil Bickell at:

  •  membership@waxbillfinchsociety.org.uk 

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  •  birds@waxbillfinchsociety.org.uk 

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