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ABOUT CAMBRIDGE BIRD SALE

Sponsored by:

ESSEX BIRD CENTRE

The Cambridge Bird Sale is a cage & aviary tabletop bird sale at Milton Community Centre, Cambridge.

 

DATES

Sales will take place on the following dates:

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2024

Sunday 24th November

2025

Sunday 26th January

Sunday 16th March**

Sunday 25th May 

Sunday 27th July

Sunday 28th September

Sunday 30th November 

2026

Sunday 25th January

Sunday 29th March

Sunday 31st May

Sunday 26th July

Sunday 27th September

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**Please note that our preferred date in late March is often adjusted to avoid clashes.

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BIRDS

Breeders from all over the country will be selling their surplus stock,

ranging from parrots and parakeets to finches, canaries, softbills and doves. 

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FOOD & EQUIPMENT

Trade tables will be selling all associated equipment and bird food.

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CLUBS

Society tables will be offering advice on keeping various species and selling merchandise for society funds. 

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REFRESHMENTS

We now employ the services of a food van. Urban Outdoor Events will be open from 8:30am on the morning of the sale so if you're a table holder you can get some refreshments before setting up at 9:30.

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MEMBERSHIP

We are now phasing out the membership system, although anyone who has been to a sale before January 2024 will still be able to use their membership numbers when buying birds. 

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COST

Admission to each sale is:

£5

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TIMES

The doors to the main sale hall will open at 11am (10:30am if you book in advance). Access to the trade area is also available to anyone who books in advance from 9:30am so that you can stock up on your seed and equipment prior to entering the sale.

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LICENSING

The sale is DEFRA licensed and their General Licence conditions will apply. 

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