figgy Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 I hope they don't come to my feeders in the garden. Wife won't let me shoot them or the two sodding squirrels that come. Everything else is fair game though. Best keep my eyes peeled just in case and poo them off before she sees them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottletopbill Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Get ten in my garden in south east border with Kent noisy and nasty to other birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottletopbill Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Hither green cemetery south east London is a roosting ground and you see them flying there at night . Get them in next doors trees and at our birds feeders Noisy things dying to pop one off as you can do but neighbors love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooter Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I used to work in Teddington and there were flocks with hundreds of them that used to be in and around the trees in Bushy park. They were great to see, but the racket was loud and constant, and all the other birds vanished. Even watched them harrying crows, which was impressive as they just mobbed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Lovely pretty little birds. Hope they stay in the Home Counties for their health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Walker570 said: Lovely pretty little birds. Hope they stay in the Home Counties for their health. We have the first one I've seen up here. It appeared on the ripening cherries at work last week, so far it seems to be alone, not for long though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 never seen any down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I saw a pair of bright green birds with long tails fly over my house a few weeks ago. Could have been these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misser Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Never seen one round here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 Well despite people in Sheffield complaining about them, hence my original post I've yet to see any evidence of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 I heard a couple or more from my garden in NE Hampshire on Monday, and saw one fly past. It was the first time I have seen them in Yateley and was I quite enthralled, I guess it would be different if they were more common here. Our next door neighbour took this photo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 pity it doesn't have crosshairs on it. Avian grey squirrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 10/02/2020 at 18:04, Dibble said: 12 Parakeets * 6 Thin slices of lean beef, 4 4 Rashers of bacon, 3 3 Hard-boiled eggs 1/2 ts Finely chopped parsley 1/4 ts Dried parsley Finely grated lemon peel Salt & pepper Puff paste Flour * Parakeets are a small, long-tailed tropical parrot. Method: Prepare the birds, and truss them like a quail or any other small bird. Line a pie-dish with the beef, over it place 6 of the paraquets, intersperse slices of egg, parsley and lemon-rind, dredge lightly with flour, and season with salt and pepper. Cover with the bacon cut into strips, lay the rest of the birds on the top, intersperse slices of egg, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with parsley and lemon-rind as before; three-quarter fill the dish with cold water, cover with puff-paste, and bake in a quick oven. Time: About 2-1/2 hours. SUFFICIENT for about 12 persons. I was just going to ask if anyone had eaten one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 23/07/2020 at 13:20, Mr_Nobody said: I was just going to ask if anyone had eaten one. Yes your honour, they taste like Swan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Saw one on a chestnut this morning tearing into the spikey fruit after the nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 6 thousand in Lewisham cemetery . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Well according to my next door neighbour who works at the NGH - Northern General Hospital. The grounds are full of them. Bullied all other birds out? I somehow can't see me getting a perm at the NGH, even blue badge parking is hard to find🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Plenty round here in Kent. My pal has shot a few and says that whilst there`s not a lot of meat on them, they are quite tasty. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Not seen any in our area, but I can be educated. What do they eat and do they present a problem to farmers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 47 minutes ago, pigeon controller said: Not seen any in our area, but I can be educated. What do they eat and do they present a problem to farmers? From what I understand very much the same as pigeons eat but its more the bullying of our native species of wild song bird thats the problem much like the grey squirrel and the red. Wild ring necked paraqueets are on the general licence as a nuisance species. I became interested because I was tokd my local area was over run with them. This maybe true in parks and gardens where the public feed the pretty birds but i have absolutely no evidence of them in rural areas or any perm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 1 hour ago, pigeon controller said: Not seen any in our area, but I can be educated. What do they eat and do they present a problem to farmers? From RSPB no less "Ring-necked parakeets feed on a wide variety of fruit, berries, nuts, seeds, grain, household scraps, and even meat." So fruits, particularly soft fruits, are at risk along with commercially grown nuts. I believe in some areas where numbers are increasing that cereals have been hit also. So in answer to you Yes they can be. This is on top of the problems caused to native small birds in sub urban areas by competition and rumour has it predation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 31 minutes ago, Yellow Bear said: From RSPB no less "Ring-necked parakeets feed on a wide variety of fruit, berries, nuts, seeds, grain, household scraps, and even meat." So fruits, particularly soft fruits, are at risk along with commercially grown nuts. I believe in some areas where numbers are increasing that cereals have been hit also. So in answer to you Yes they can be. This is on top of the problems caused to native small birds in sub urban areas by competition and rumour has it predation. So if I shoot any can I sell them the the taxidermists and we can all have a stuffed parakeet as a pet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 make parakeet decoys with em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 7 hours ago, pigeon controller said: So if I shoot any can I sell them the the taxidermists and we can all have a stuffed parakeet as a pet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 26/07/2020 at 20:29, martinj said: Yes your honour, they taste like Swan 😂😂😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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