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Old 10-14-2012, 12:51 AM   #1
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Parrots in the middle of London!

There are a load of green parrots eating the pears in my garden.

I tried getting pics but I only have the camera on my phone and they are too far away.

It turns out they are common here.

And yes, before anyone asks I have taken my meds this morning....
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Old 10-14-2012, 12:52 AM   #2
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I have a grey parrot in my living room. He constantly asks me if I want a taco.
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Old 10-14-2012, 12:54 AM   #3
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yep they are now listed as one of our breeding birds here in the UK They have been around for some time now and their number are increasing
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Old 10-14-2012, 01:07 AM   #4
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I have seen them when out bike riding but never near my home
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Old 10-14-2012, 01:17 AM   #5
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I was in the park in east London 3 days ago and saw a pair of green parrots I thought I was seeing things...

When did this happen...
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Old 10-14-2012, 01:29 AM   #6
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They are called ringed necked parakeets

According to DEFRA:

"There is a long history of occurrence in GB, with a first record of breeding in Norfolk in 1855. However, the present naturalised population dates only from 1969.

They are also considered a pest and they were going to cull them

When I was up in Norwich I did see the Great cranes up there, but no parakeets

The RSPB and the Wildfowl Trust have also just re-indroduced the Great Cranes down here in Somerset
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Old 10-14-2012, 01:30 AM   #7
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I was in the park in east London 3 days ago and saw a pair of green parrots I thought I was seeing things...

When did this happen...
I am in East London as well - From what I have read they started in West London and are spreading east.

This is from 2004 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3869815.stm
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Old 10-14-2012, 01:44 AM   #8
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http://animaltourism.com/news/2011/0...ondon-parakeet
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Used to be loads in Richmond Park.

You've got them in Barcelona as well, city used to be full of them, they were thinking of culling them though.
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Old 10-14-2012, 02:53 AM   #10
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Used to be loads in Richmond Park.

You've got them in Barcelona as well, city used to be full of them, they were thinking of culling them though.
There where loads of Budgies in Punta Prima (near Alcante) - Flocks with hundreds of them used to flock around the town centre at night.
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Old 10-14-2012, 05:30 AM   #11
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did you took your meds today?
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Old 10-14-2012, 07:25 AM   #12
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Sounds cool, I like parrots
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Old 10-14-2012, 07:27 AM   #13
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We have them in NYC too. I still remember my first day seeing them, thought I was special until google told me they were common.
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They are called ringed necked parakeets

According to DEFRA:

"There is a long history of occurrence in GB, with a first record of breeding in Norfolk in 1855. However, the present naturalised population dates only from 1969.

They are also considered a pest and they were going to cull them

When I was up in Norwich I did see the Great cranes up there, but no parakeets

The RSPB and the Wildfowl Trust have also just re-indroduced the Great Cranes down here in Somerset
We have them in Amsterdam as well. Saw one just a few days ago. I wonder how they survive the winters. They must be tropical birds right?
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I have a grey parrot in my living room. He constantly asks me if I want a taco.
And what do you say to that?
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Old 10-14-2012, 07:41 AM   #16
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We have them in Amsterdam as well. Saw one just a few days ago. I wonder how they survive the winters. They must be tropical birds right?
Indian breed from around the Himlayas. Gets cold there too.
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Indian breed from around the Himlayas. Gets cold there too.
Ah, that explains things.
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Old 10-15-2012, 08:41 AM   #18
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Pics would have been nice indeed.
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Old 10-15-2012, 08:43 AM   #19
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I have a grey parrot in my living room. He constantly asks me if I want a taco.
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We have them in Amsterdam as well. Saw one just a few days ago. I wonder how they survive the winters. They must be tropical birds right?
There are a lot of various kinds of exotic birds flying around Los Angeles too... presumably most are escaped pets. I once saw a flock of assorted parrots, parakeets, etc., near the Convention Center. The climate here is more benign than in Western Europe, and I'm surprised parrots can survive the winters there.

Intrigued, I googled "Escaped parrots in Los Angeles" and found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_parrots.
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I thnk they have been in the wild around Hastings since the 1970's
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