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Holiday-at-your-home sitting and holiday boarding for all indoor avian species. 🦜

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The Finch Flock Rescue (aka Finch HQ) is lovingly run & funded by your holiday bookings. 🥰💜

10/08/2026

💻 Head of Automation - Under Close Supervision 💻

Dadther was busy working on smart home automation yesterday evening, but Bonnie was far more interested in whether he could automate something much more important.

Naturally, she appointed herself Chief Quality Assurance Beeper.

Every few minutes she’d lean in, have a good look at the screen…

“Beep.”

Translation:

“Have you automated millet yet?”

Dadther: “No.”

BEEP.

“Well why not?”

Dadther: “Because that’s not how automation works.”

BEEP BEEP.

“I fail to see the problem. Human presses button. Millet appears. Seems simple enough.”

Needless to say, the project did not end with an automatic millet dispenser. But more “smart” lights for me to swear at! 🤣🤬

This decision has been met with a formal complaint from Bonnie, who believes Finch HQ’s technology priorities are completely wrong.

Apparently spreadsheets are nowhere near as important as Automated Millet Delivery™.

She may have a point… 🤣🐦💜

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By booking your bird’s holiday with Tweet Retreats, your payment helps support the rescue of finches and canaries — because little birds deserve a second chance at living their best lives too! Don’t wait, book in today! 💜

09/08/2026

🚨 RESCUE MISSION: HUYTON, LIVERPOOL 🚨

Yesterday, I spent the day in Huyton alongside Eleen from House of Conures trying to bring 15 domestic canaries back to safety after they were deliberately released because their owner “didn’t want them anymore.”

Fifteen little birds suddenly expected to fend for themselves. We searched, waited, watched and did everything we could to bring as many of them back in as possible.

We managed to save two. 💛

One is now safely at Finch HQ, where they’ll receive everything they need. The other is safe with another finder who I’m supporting.

But that means 13 are still unaccounted for, and I can only hope that they have found shelter, been picked up by other people, or can still be located and brought to safety.

Releasing captive birds because you no longer want them is not an acceptable way of rehoming an animal. There are rescues, rehoming organisations and people like us who would rather move heaven and earth to find space than see birds simply turned loose.

I am absolutely furious. The circumstances of this release have also been reported to Merseyside Police and the RSPCA so that the appropriate authorities can determine whether offences have been committed. I will be providing the information and evidence available.

For now, our priority remains the birds.

If you’re around Huyton/Liverpool and spot an unfamiliar canary outdoors, particularly one that appears tame, tired or is repeatedly remaining around gardens and feeders, please don’t assume it’ll be okay because it’s a bird. Take a photo if you safely can, capturing it is better and also note the exact location and time, and contact us.

And please — never release a pet bird because you can no longer keep them.

Ask for help. Contact rescues. Contact local bird groups. Contact us.

There is another option.

Tonight, two of those fifteen are safe.

I just wish I could say the same for all of them. 💔🐥

Come on, little thirteen. Please find your way to somebody safe. 🙏🏻

08/08/2026

🥂 Three Years of Finch HQ 🥂

Three years ago today, Finch HQ officially began with one simple hope: to help one bird at a time.

Three years later, it has become something far bigger than I ever imagined.

A place where frightened birds find safety.
Where lonely birds find friendship.
Where broken birds find healing.
Where tiny victories are celebrated just as much as the big ones.
Where birds are given a second chance.

Where every bird who arrives — whether for rescue, rehabilitation, permanent residency, rehoming, or simply a holiday with Tweet Retreats — leaves knowing one thing beyond any doubt: they are loved.

Over the last three years, there’s been so many adventures:

We’ve welcomed tiny hatchlings, reunited old friends, watched unlikely friendships turn into lifelong bonds, and seen birds who arrived frightened and alone leave confident, happy and surrounded by love.

There have been late nights.
Long journeys.
Emergency vet visits.
Heartbreak.
Tears.
Laughter.
Countless cups of tea.
More millet than I ever thought possible.
And memories I’ll treasure for ever.

None of this would have been possible without the incredible support of our family, friends, fellow rescues, veterinary teams, clients, followers and everyone who has trusted us with their feathered family or simply shared our journey along the way.

So today HQ will be celebrating with millet martinis. 🍸🌾

The humans will have something a little fizzy. 🥂

Here’s to every bird we’ve loved.
Every bird we’ve helped.
Every bird we’ve had to say goodbye to.
And every little life still waiting to come through our doors.

Thank you for believing in us.
Thank you for being part of our story.

And here’s to many more years of rescue, rehabilitation, education, boarding, bird-sitting, second chances, and ensuring every bird knows exactly what Finch HQ stands for…

Safe. Loved. Home. ❤️🐦

With love,

Lizzy
Founder, Finch HQ & Tweet Retreats 💜

07/08/2026

🪞 Mirror, Mirror on the Wall… 🪞

Who thinks he’s the most handsome finch of them all?

Why, Martie, of course. 💙🐦

Every evening, just before bedtime, you’ll find him striking a pose on the window perch…

…followed by another pose on the play stand…

…followed by one more pose, just in case nobody appreciated the first two. 🤣

According to Martie, he’s simply carrying out an important evening inspection of his kingdom.

According to Dadther…

He’s just trying to delay bedtime.

Again.

Personally, I think he’s doing a bit of both.

You can’t blame him though.

When you’re as handsome as Martie, you’ve got a reputation to maintain. 😌✨

Eventually, after sufficient admiration of his own reflection and several gentle reminders that “yes, bedtime really is happening,” His Royal Floofness reluctantly agrees to tuck himself in.

Until tomorrow evening…

When the performance starts all over again. 🤣💙

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By booking your bird’s holiday with Tweet Retreats, your payment helps support the rescue of finches and canaries — because little birds deserve a second chance at living their best lives too! Don’t wait, book in today! 💜

06/08/2026

🤫 Operation: Bonnie’s Bright Ideas 🤫

We’ve interrupted what appears to be a highly confidential strategy meeting between Bonnie and Clyde.

The agenda remains classified but witnesses report suspicious levels of whispering, side-eye and tiny beeps.

Current theories include:

🐦 Stealing everyone’s favourite sleeping tub.
🌾 Launching an organised millet raid.
🚔 Helping Bonnie escape her latest disciplinary hearing.
💘 Convincing Su that Clyde is, in fact, the most handsome boy in Finch HQ.
📋 Filing yet another complaint against Human Management.
🛌 Or simply working out how to avoid bedtime. Again.

Now, there’s one very important rule at Finch HQ…

🚨 If Bonnie lets out her famous “I’ve got an idea!” beep, every other beeper is advised to immediately abort mission.

Experience has shown that Bonnie’s ideas are usually:

⚠️ Dangerous.
⚠️ Questionably legal.
⚠️ Highly likely to end with somebody wearing millet.
⚠️ Almost guaranteed to result in everyone getting into trouble.

Even if they were only innocent bystanders.

Clyde is currently listening very carefully.

We suspect he’ll either become Bonnie’s loyal accomplice, or realise he’s accidentally attended a masterclass in organised beeper crime. 🤣🙈

Head Beeper Chipette has been informed and is monitoring the situation closely.

April, Head of Beeper Relations, has requested the minutes of the meeting.

Bonnie has eaten the paperwork. Clyde is looking deliberately clueless.

Business as usual at Finch HQ. 💜🐦

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By booking your bird’s holiday with Tweet Retreats, your payment helps support the rescue of finches and canaries — because little birds deserve a second chance at living their best lives too! Don’t wait, book in today! 💜

05/08/2026

💜 Recovery, Rest & Cockatiel Chaos 💜

The week after my surgery, I had the absolute pleasure of spending five nights with Zeph and Nyx in their own home.

As they’re PBFD positive, in-home sitting is the safest option for them, and honestly, it turned out to be exactly what I needed too.

Dadther had the HQ flock back at Dadther Base, while I was dropped off to begin my own little quarantine with these two.

(Hello, COVID quarantine flashbacks)! 😭

I was expecting lots of rest and recovery. And I got it. Well. Mostly.

There was the matter of them trying to steal my toast.
Pooping in my freshly made coffee.
Attempting to help themselves to my takeaway.

And generally causing the sort of chaos that would put even Bonnie to shame! 🤣

They also decided my physiotherapy wasn’t progressing quickly enough, so they thoughtfully kept yeeting toys onto the floor to encourage me to bend, stretch and move around. Surprisingly, it actually worked! 💪🏻

Before accepting the sit, I spoke to my insurance provider to make sure it wouldn’t affect my cover while I was recovering. They reassured me that as long as I could reasonably manage the work, there was no issue.

The one thing I couldn’t reasonably manage? The boredom of recovery.

Thankfully, Zeph and Nyx solved that problem completely.

Between the cuddles, the laughter and the daily antics, they’ve made the last five days pass so quickly.

It’s been a genuine privilege to look after these two gorgeous little characters again. 💜

Until your next in-home holiday, Zeph and Nyx.

Thank you for the cuddles. And thank you for reminding me that recovery is always a little easier with birds by your side. 💜

Although next time, I’d quite like to drink my coffee before you decide to season it! 💩

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By booking your bird’s holiday with Tweet Retreats, your payment helps support the rescue of finches and canaries — because little birds deserve a second chance at living their best lives too! Don’t wait, book in today! 💜

04/08/2026

👴🏻 The Elders 👴🏻

Henry and Martie are becoming exactly like two little pensioners who’ve spent years sharing the same bench in the park.

Henry: “Nice bit of sunshine today.”
Martie: “Meep.”
Henry: “Think we’ll sit on the log for a while?”
Martie: “Meep.”

Five minutes pass.
Neither of them has moved.

Another five minutes.
Still together.
No urgency.
No drama.

Just two old friends enjoying each other’s company.

After recently losing their fellow Elder and fellow Beeperteer, Dale, there’s something especially comforting about seeing these two sticking together. Sometimes you don’t need words to help heal a heart — you just need a friend beside you. 💜

Long may the old boys share their favourite log perch, and many more peaceful little “meep” conversations. 🐦

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By booking your bird’s holiday with Tweet Retreats, your payment helps support the rescue of finches and canaries — because little birds deserve a second chance at living their best lives too! Don’t wait, book in today! 💜

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