TUFFTY 1,476 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Looked out the window this morning just before feeding my birds, and low and behold 8 parakeets on the peanut feeders. Amazing site to see I must say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
General lee 979 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 There's loads of them round Middlesex its a strange site seeing a full flock of them 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,476 Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Got this shot not to good but I couldn't get any closer, 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,841 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I work a lot around Bromley Chislehurst Lewisham and surrounding areas and there's more of them poxy things than all the other birds put together.They are all you hear all day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kirstysdad 827 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 all round Bromley and Dartford now in north London as well wife phoned me to tell me she see them in garden and thought they had escaped from someones avary lol see them all over now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeppi26 1,855 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 Seen a flock of about 20 a few weeks ago near iver on a farm couldn't believe what I saw was a nice sight tbh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
francolin 449 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 my son was working down in south and said there was loads flying free, bet its nice to see them,but not on a daily basis bet they make a right din,then theres the shit from them,be like a flock of magies on ya roof Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimgt206 108 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Roost of about 200/300 in grove park cemetry every night . Heard they escaped from kelsey park aviaries Quote Link to post Share on other sites
General lee 979 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Didn't they escape in the sixtys I think they're established now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,476 Posted November 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_parakeets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rake aboot 4,929 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Anyone tasted one ? I gather there's a fair bit of Parakeet shooting on the South coast as the flocks run into the thousands Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimgt206 108 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Pretty small. shot a few that were attacking my mums fruit trees. Tough little sods.fly fast would be good targets for shotguns Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TUFFTY 1,476 Posted June 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 Here you go Gnasher 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 They are becoming a serious pest to the fruit farmers & as such have been put on the general licence .There is also a worry they could affect the likes of woodpeckers & other hole breeding birds as they drive them out of there breeding places .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ferret123456 21 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 My ferrets love them , there's thousands of them in Surrey 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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