Wolverhampton Magpie Tumbler
The Wolverhampton Magpie tumbler is another Black Country fancy pigeon, related in background to the English tumbler tradition but distinguished by a magpie pattern rather than a badge marking. It is a domestic pigeon of rock dove ancestry, developed around Wolverhampton by fanciers who valued both an alert tumbler outline and strongly contrasting colored and white areas. The name may be used for birds bred mainly to a local or club standard, so details of markings can differ between sources.
Keeping Wolverhampton Magpie tumblers is usually a small-loft pursuit, with attention on clean feather edges, balance, and dependable breeding. The marked plumage makes off-color feathers, broken pattern lines, or staining easy to notice, so dry housing and tidy nest areas are worth the effort. If a keeper wants aerial performance, that should be confirmed from the breeder rather than assumed from the word tumbler. Rare regional varieties also benefit from careful pairing and exchange of stock between compatible lofts.
Colors: Almond, Ash Red, Bar, Barless, Black, Blue, Brown, Checker, Dilute, Dun, Grizzle, Indigo, Mottle, Opal, Pied, Recessive Red, Red, Silver, Splash, Spread, White, Yellow
