The September issue of Parrots magazine is due in the shops today and is full of new innovative ideas for your birds' diet and wellbeing. This month we feature the Red-bellied parrot, which is a really special bird, and the magazine includes articles on cockatiels, two disabled eclectus and a cockatoo who was given a new beak...

Red-tailed black cockatoos are struggling to survive in many areas of Australia but I found a few flocks on Magnetic Island, Queensland that are proliferating and positively thriving. I explain why they are doing so well and bring you exclusive photos, showing them up close and personal.