Parrots Magazine will be at the Newark Show this coming Sunday (6th November) so why not come and say hello?  The show is held annually at the Newark Showground, Lincoln Road, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, NG24 2NY.  Opens at 9.30am - 3.30pm. www.embba.co.uk  www.newarkshowground.com

I always reckon that if the east coast of the USA get bad weather - and they are having horrific unseasonal snow storms at the moment - it reaches the UK two weeks later! So, be prepared for the onslaught, and make sure all birds are sufficiently protected, for what may turn out to be another unusual winter, with freezing cold temperatures much earlier than expected. Let's hope I'm wrong!