i live in south london... (nearly kent) and i swear i saw a group of big green birds flyinh around. what are these and why are they here?
2006-11-25 01:32:41 · 13 answers · asked by Aled H 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
They are ring necked parakeets which escaped from an aviary in north Surrey sometime in the 70's They have been colonising and spreading eversince.
2006-11-25 06:19:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parrots have been around my home in West London now for several years. At first people thought that those how claimed to see them were making it up and these parrots became at bit of an urban myth. A few years ago the BBC ran a discussion on these parrots on their website – have a look as it should tell you all you need to know.
They have continued to grow in numbers as they have bred and they now go a lot further a field than they used to so they could very well be the same birds!
2006-11-25 01:50:17 · answer #2 · answered by Gareth M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They maybe Monk Parakeets, originally from Argentina or could be Rose-ringed Parakeets. They are originally from India. People kept these birds as pets and they escaped or were released. They have become established in several areas near London. My father-in-law sees both kinds in Boreham Wood from time to time.
They are called parakeets because they have longer tails. They are a lot bigger than budgies, which in states are called parakeets. People always think of members of the parrot family being tropical, but both these species are very adaptable and able to survive cold temperatures.
2006-11-25 01:41:21 · answer #3 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An African gray escaped homestead at the same time as i became operating in a nursing homestead as pastime Director. between the helpers got here upon the chicken and presented it to me. each and every of the electorate said the chicken and that i took it homestead to look after at the same time as we watched for an ad contained in the paper. The ad did seem, and that i reluctantly stated as, because I had fallen in love with this chicken. He knew his call and had a good vocabulary. He did not squawk like maximum parrots. when I stated as I made them describe him to a tee, and then informed them I have their chicken. They cried. I again the chicken in the front of the electorate and in the front of the newspaper it turned right into a sturdy ingredient for the paper. considering then I have needed an African gray. I do have a Conure, and he does squawk like maximum parrots. certain they could proceed to exist in spring/summer season if there are not any Hawks to kill it. If there are, extra powerful confirm the wings are clipped.asap
2016-11-26 21:21:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
highly likely. There is a colony of ringnecked parakeets living in London.
I have a male one who lives loose inthe aviary block and occasionally comes out to fly around on my property for a day or two before coming back in to the aviary block to eat and drink.
2006-11-25 01:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by fenlandfowl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible, there are a few colonies of parakeets that have succeeded in the wild - mainly in Bushey Park, I believe.
2006-11-25 04:09:52 · answer #6 · answered by debzc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a whole colony of parakeets in Hampstead Heath.
2006-11-25 01:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are green paroquets and very noisey they hang around in flocks in a certain place for a few months and then move on. I think they're cute.
2006-11-25 01:40:59 · answer #8 · answered by georgeygirl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are parrots in Edgewater, New Jersey, US. They've been there for several years. There are several theories on how they arrived but no one really knows.
2006-11-25 01:41:32 · answer #9 · answered by smartdonkey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Could be green winged parrakeets. Lots of em about.
2006-11-25 02:25:39 · answer #10 · answered by fizzy_wolf 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋