Derren, in the area for a sell-out performance to Skegness Embassy Centre, is the patron of the Dickonhill Road sanctuary, which is home to his Maroon Bellied Conure, Figaro.
Figaro, which Derren felt he could no longer look after due to work commitments, is one of the hundreds of parrots at the sanctuary.
Sanctuary owner Steve Nichols said: "Derren really is parrot friendly, trying his hardest to speak to all 600 of them and going in to as many aviaries as possible to get close to them."
Famous for his mix of magic and mind-control on the hit Channel Four programme Trick of the Mind, Derren visited the sanctuary on the day of show and was left impressed by the centre Steve has built.
Derren said: "He's an amazing guy and the sanctuary is a testament to his vision."
The illusionist, currently on a tour of Britain, added: "The priority of the National Parrot Sanctuary is welfare, rehabilitation and academic study - much of it ground-breaking - of all shapes and sizes of these creatures."
The sanctuary was developed after Steve made a visit to a children's hospice with his parrots, and conceived the idea of a place which could provide a home for the birds and a place for people to visit.

* Children's hopices can visit the sanctuary free of charge.
Information: tel 01754 820107 or www.parrotsanctuary.co.uk.

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