Major Site Overhall in Progress

At present, I am in the process of re-designing the whole site. There is much work going on behind the scenes with dual style system (light/dark mode).  Most forum pages will have already been changed to the new theme/style. How the site looks at present is not how it will look in the near future, and many features will change how they work.

Buy/sell, bird tabletop sales, bird convention, lost and found birds, bird clubs and bird shows sections are also being re-developed from the ground up. The site will load a lot faster, especially for mobile devices and tablets. This forum, is still in development too, the original forum has been archived. The site is being developed for speed, user-friendly access,  better design including dark and light mode.

Many posts will be restored later in due course as the forum is complete.

SiteAdmin

Just a quick update. Some people have asked me how the new Buy and Sell section is getting on, well, I am about 80% complete. It will allow free listings, paid listings and featured listings. For a while, paid listings will be disabled because I'd prefer to keep everything on the site free if possible. During testing, pages load fast on mobile and desktop devices, better image compression, smoother layout and easier to create listing. Many pages have been converted to the new layout throughout the site, though member pages have yet to be re-designed.

The DropBox page still needs to be converted because it still has the old style, this page may disappear in due course. All FAQ sections will be updated in the near future when other sections are complete. I have had no time to add content to the Latest News page as yet, I want to concentrate on one area at a time. 

Many features are hidden from the homepage, those will be restores as time goes by, plus there are more features which will be new. I will keep you updated as I work my way through it all.

Admin

Update: 03/03.2026

I am still working on the new Buy and Sell section, it is coming along nicely. The old one, still currently being used, only allows a max of 4 images, but the new system will allow us to grant members many more images included in their listings. I have tested the paid listings, they work perfectly, but all ads will be free for the foreseeable future. 

I still have two pages to design in that system, but overall, it is all looking and working really good. I am working through the security side at the moment, so that server side and client side is totally secure (got to protect our members). You will be able to search listings with new options such as by category, sub category, species if the listing is a bird. 

The layouts use React, so everything lines up better depending on screen size and format. Images will be better served and with a cleaner look. When creating a new listing, there are more options to help users find listings better and to categorise them better. UX and UI (user experience and user interface) will be noticeably better and ARIA will be implemented throughout the site to help screen readers. 

Later in the future I plan to implement a feature allowing members to upload images for their listings as well as photos.

Most importantly, when creating a new listing, if a bird is listed as for sale or wanted then a link will appear where you can find your country to determine if a licence is required. Some birds are protected and some are not, it also depends on if you are a buyer or a seller. This feature is already hard coded and works perfectly in the new system.

The laws of buying and selling birds, also gatherings where birds are traded have changed, we will be creating an article on this matter soon because many people are confused by the new laws. We want to set the record strait and help you understad the new laws better.