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[Misc] Parakeets in the Park







Blue3

Blue3

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Jan 27, 2014
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Lancing
Bournemouth has loads flying around the chimes and last summer I saw a couple of parakeets flying around Worthing
 












clapham_gull

clapham_gull

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Aug 20, 2003
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Yep see them round here.

Often chasing other birds from the trees.

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Flagship

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Jan 15, 2018
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Brighton
pearl said:
There are still Parakeets in Hollingbury Woods where the allotments are. They survived the 1987 storm
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Yes that is true. I used to see them in Hollinbury woods, the golf course and in Stanmer Park. The colony survived the 1987 storm but seemed to disappear fairly soon afterwards. Last summer I had a single parakeet in my garden in Hollingbury for two days.
 






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pearl

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May 3, 2016
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Behind My Eyes
Flagship said:
Yes that is true. I used to see them in Hollinbury woods, the golf course and in Stanmer Park. The colony survived the 1987 storm but seemed to disappear fairly soon afterwards. Last summer I had a single parakeet in my garden in Hollingbury for two days.
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I thought they were still around Roedale, but maybe not. They look and sound cute, but can be very destructive, perhaps your garden guest was the last one
 


Surrey_Albion

Surrey_Albion

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Jan 17, 2011
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Horley
I work in Merstham and they are in the trees by the railway lines, fair few of them too
 




dazzer6666

dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
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Quite often see them in the trees around Limehouse and Canary Wharf now. They are all over the North Downs around Dorking too. Definitely spreading from what I think was their original base around Hampton Court.
 






sydney

sydney

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Jul 11, 2003
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town full of eejits
pearl said:
Not Preston Park sadly.

I was in London yesterday and walking back to Victoria I stopped by St James's Park.
Some old blokes were feeding monkey nuts to the squirrels. I heard the familiar squeak of Parakeets.
About 6 were in the trees and 2 or 3 swooped down to take some nuts. One sat on the railings to eat, but a big fat pigeon flew down and started pushing the parakeet about. I thought 'Ooooh nooooo, poor little thing' just as it viciously sank its parrot beak into the pigeon's throat .... no wonder they've survived here!
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we had a plumber at work who had a cockatoo that used to sit on his trolley......i was talking to him one day , the plumber that is ;
"is he tame "
"yeah pretty tame mate but just don't look him in the eye for too long and don't laugh if he says anything"
"squuaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrkkkkkkkkk"
"ha , ha , ha "

****er nearly took my finger off.....still got the scar....!!
 




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The Birdman

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Nov 30, 2008
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Haywards Heath
Monkey Man said:
I'd like them to come to Sussex but I don't know what kind of threat that would pose to indigenous bird species.

I'm also waiting for the time when red kites properly colonise my neck of the woods. Fantastic birds.
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i Believe Parakeets may be in Hurstpierpoint they are spreading around London.
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
50,133
Faversham
dazzer6666 said:
Quite often see them in the trees around Limehouse and Canary Wharf now. They are all over the North Downs around Dorking too. Definitely spreading from what I think was their original base around Hampton Court.
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Regents Park.
 


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