gnasher16 29,624 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Just seen what looked like a smallish green parrot on my feeders i remember there being a topic on here some time ago about a similar bird that folk were saying are becoming more popular in the wild.......could someone tell me what it was ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Ring neck nash Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,624 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Thats it......i dont think this had a ring neck though would it of just been a wild parakeet maybe ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pappabear 128 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 All I'm getting on my feeders is potsy jackdaws , surprising what does turn up though , never had parakeets , had 2 partridges at the bottom of the garden in the don't mow let it grow bit . ☺ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Thats it......i dont think this had a ring neck though would it of just been a wild parakeet maybe ? Maybe it was a young bird I had a yellow one year's ago and iv seen white one's and a bluey purply one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Somebody's cockatiel get out?...? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,624 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 I did think it could be a pet it flew up into a tree and just sat there.....i was about to go and get a ladder as id convinced myself it must be a pet but it flew off never to be seen again.....then i remembered a topic on here from a while back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 I did think it could be a pet it flew up into a tree and just sat there.....i was about to go and get a ladder as id convinced myself it must be a pet but it flew off never to be seen again.....then i remembered a topic on here from a while back. I stay a mile or so from the nearest village and a cockatiel turned up. Was a strange thing to see and hear. I guess it was a sparrow-hawks lunch soon after. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
treecreeper 1,136 Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 parakeets must be pretty common they are on the gl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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gnasher16 29,624 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 That was great thanks for posting that Bosun,i cant believe how many there are.....thats definately 100% what it was.......think i,ll be putting more nuts on the feeder in future. So thats another " first " for me as i saw my first wild Goldie in the garden last week i cant work out if my garden has suddenly become more attractive to birds or i just havent been paying enough attention ....good stuff anyway. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 That is awesome. Going have get some feeders out for parakeets now lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,476 Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Gnash there's a few hundred pairs in the forest now mate. You see them every morning at sunrise coming of Walthamstow reservoirs. Had a few pairs in the garden the other winter. They have been about since the late 60s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,387 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Effing stupid, noisy, horrible things who nature forgot to tell how to build a proper nest! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,928 Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Gnash there's a few hundred pairs in the forest now mate. You see them every morning at sunrise coming of Walthamstow reservoirs. Had a few pairs in the garden the other winter. They have been about since the late 60s. Read some were they are decended from birds that escaped from one of the film studios in the 60s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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