Services

  • Re-homing

    We have a secure, heated outdoor aviary, and an indoor fight room, with provision to support basic emergency care needs for budgies. We have experience with PBFD and FM positive budgies, and access to supportive medication.

    Please note that we only rescue, rehabilitate and rehome budgies. We do not have the correct set up for any other species.

    Please contact us, via the enquiry form below, if you have a budgie who needs a new home, and we will do our very best to help.

  • Guidance

    We are proud, active members of the UK Budgerigar Club, a registered charity where the ethos is all about putting budgies first.

    With a resident Avian vet on their board, who provides educational courses for the development of members, they are an inclusive club, catering for everyone from new pet owners to long standing breeders and exhibitors.

    We are continually seeking to increase our own knowledge and experience, aiming to share this with the public, in order to bridge the gap between budgie guardians and access to reliable, credible, professionally-informed budgie healthcare advice.

  • Adoption

    We care for budgies with PBFD and French Moult, two highly infectious avian viruses. We are rigorous in our cleaning and environmental management, but as these viruses do not currently have a cure or vaccine, there is a risk that bringing a CPUK budgie into your home, means that you bring the virus(es), too.

    If you have parakeets or parrots already, you must test them for PBFD and French Moult prior to making a rehoming enquiry.

    We recommend the online Avigenics clinic for testing.

    Many birds carry the virus(es) but look perfectly healthy. It’s impossible to confirm whether a bird is positive or negative without doing a PCR test.

    If you have a confirmed positive test, or you are currently bird-free and willing to expose your home to the viruses (which only affect avian species, but can persist in the environment for many moths after exposure, even without birds present), please complete our adoption form, here, and a member of the CPUK Budgie Rescue team will be in touch.

Budgie surrender enquiry form

I need help with a pet bird, but they’re not a budgie, what do I do?

If you are worried about the way a pet or other captive bird is being treated, you can contact these national animal rescues for advice:

  • RSPCA: 0300 1234 999 (England and Wales)

  • SSPCA: 03000 999 999 (Scotland)

  • USPCA: 028 3025 1000 (Northern Ireland)

Found a racing or fancy pigeon with a ring?

Take a look at the Pigeon Association website here. 

Lost or found a falconry bird?

Report the bird to the Independent Bird Register: 0161 790 5613

Lost or found a pet bird? 

If you’ve found a bird, and they appear to be in good health (always contact a veterinary practice if you’re unsure), house them as securely and safely as you can, and ensure they have access to clean water and appropriate food.

For lost and found birds, it’s critical to get the word out, as soon as you can.

For found birds: be very cautious of anyone other than a registered/reputable animal rescue organisation offering to ‘rehome’ or take care of it. The main aim is to reunite the bird with their human family, passing them on to an unregulated/unregistered person greatly reduces the chance of that, and may put the health of the bird at risk.

Utilise Facebook groups (including local buy and sell groups, for maximum visibility) and register with:
www.parrotalert.com
www.petsreunited.com
www.lostandfoundparrotuk.co.uk

Concerns about your own pet bird?

Search for vets which can treat pet birds here.

Pet parrots

These organisations may be able to help with husbandry advice, rehoming and rescue queries: