This special episode of the show visits the aviaries of author Bernard Williams. We explore Bernards achievement of breeding a clear pied Greenfinch, his Siberian bullfinches and his extensive collection of birdkeeping memorabilia
Thier needs to be a national museum for the humble bird breeder as most of our bird related treasures get filed in the rubbish when we pass away. Great work Matt.
great watch matt i love the way bernerd thinks wot a legend he is in the bird wourld ive watched this many of times never gets boring 2 great bird man all the best matt enough love sammy
fantastic watch and a pleasure to see and hear from a true birdman , met Bernard at Alexander palace at the national as a 18yr old border breeder he still has the enthusiasm for the hobby he had back then a credit to the hobby.
You`re right it`s been a genuine pleasure to watch such a video.A few years ago, I worked near to where Bernard lives and visited him many times,just before his health started to go.What Bernard doesn`t know about keeping our native birds isn`t worth knowing.He wouldn`t agree with that though.And,that`s the man in a nutshell.A very honest and humble man.If you read this Bernard,hopefully you`ll get fitter soon,and carry on with those dreams you`ve still got.
Great friendly man a true bird man and bird keeper very knowledgeable and a living legend in the bird world a guy that will be remembered for generations and I am lucky as he is a local bird keeper any problems with birds and Bernard is the man for info in the British bird fancy.And his son Chris should be very proud to have a dad like him hats off to u Bernard bird man williams ..!🐤🐣👌
Great that you can record all this lifetimes worth of insight and knowledge, so much passion for his hobby and respect for fellow folks in the community. Worrying how much good history can be easily passed. Some real gems there. Really great video
Enjoyed this episode very much, this is what bird keeping is about. Its just about enjoying the birds, learning about life and making friends along the way.
Glad you have, enjoyed your channel too, good to have another one up, your English is far better than my Dutch, which given my Dutch heritage is shocking!
@@TheCanaryRoom I could already speak quite a bit of English, but I'm getting better and better thanks to watching your channel (and a little help from google translate). Now I hope to improve my videos because they can be a lot better but you have to start somewhere right? Your new drone is a very nice addition to your channel, those images are really cool! If you ever want to honor your Dutch heritage, I would say make an episode about bird keeping in the Netherlands, the Dutch Championships for example are definitely worth a visit!
I really enjoyed this discussion, listening to someone who reminds me of some of the people in my old club. The memory is amazing, and knowledge of what's going on now, out of this world. I never really understood the interest in hybridising natives. I love the normals, Bullfinches, Chaffinches, Hawfinches, Goldfinches, etc., but have never really spoken to anybody that breeds British mules. There's something for the future.
Great video, well done. I had communicated with Bernard back in 2007 when I bought his then new book and it was nice to hear him show us all around. You are very fortunate to have so many of the prominent personalities of the hobby to do interview with. Keep it up while they are still about.
Thanks Jay, that’s very much my plan, I’ve been lucky enough to spend a couple of days with the gloster breeders Nick and Annalain Barrett, that ones up soon!
I whole heartedly agree With Bernard. I've spent hours and hours in various birdrooms with a mug of tea nattering. When My dad died I popped round to see one of his mates to tell him and I was treated to dinner with his family and a grand tour of the bird room and he offered to set me up again with Canaries and I'd not seen him for about 15 years. I think today a lot of people are consumed with showing the birds because they think they will be able to command a higher price for them sadly or it might be I'm getting to be an old fart🤣
Ah, Andy Hickson , there's a name. It was his dad, Roy, who I had my first bird, a twite hen. Interesting to hear Bernard kept Skylarks, love to see some vid about them.
I had the pleasure to see Bernard`s skylarks.They were also kept by my grandad in his outside toilet to his terraced house in the Potteries.He built a small outside flight,raised off the ground and bred them for years,until just before he died.I wish I`d kept the singing cages he kept the cocks in.He also had those pottery top hat drinkers,which I cleaned many times.
