Exotic green birds in London
Wandering around Hampstead heath, we noticed some exotic green birds in the trees. These were down by the ponds, squawking and flapping around like we were in the rainforest or something. I couldn’t believe it!
Someone else blogged about them. Apparently they’re not some londoner’s escaped pets, but a thriving population of ring-necked parakeets.
coral wrote:
I saw 3 of them this morning on my estate, yes my estate, they are so beautiful…(hence why i am wearing a light green jumper
Posted on 10-Oct-08 at 10:53 am | Permalink
kev wrote:
i saw lots near the wormwards scrubs there were over 50
Posted on 19-Feb-09 at 10:44 pm | Permalink
Nella wrote:
They’re in Kingston too! I ve seen them on the trees by Kingston Hospital and Norbiton station. They re so cute!!
Posted on 01-Jul-09 at 10:06 pm | Permalink
Nate wrote:
Have seen them in south west London/Surrey & recently in Dulwich too.
Posted on 09-Aug-09 at 11:35 pm | Permalink
Victoria wrote:
Yesterday I saw flocks of Green Birds, Parakeets as in turns out, in the grounds of Hampton Court and in Richmond. I could not believe my eyes and so had to look on the web this morning to check it out. Truly amazing.
Posted on 04-Oct-09 at 7:53 am | Permalink
kat knight wrote:
spotted three of these guys in Margate (south east kent). Whilst watching my lovely other half ref a footie match even though he did ask if i had drunk or smoked something i really shouldnt have!!! He did see one himself and is trying to tell me its a seasick pidgeon!!!!
Posted on 11-Oct-09 at 10:52 pm | Permalink
Simon G wrote:
I saw 3 in my garden this morning and I live in the Harrow area.
They held me captivated and I was late for work. (I usually am anyway)
Posted on 02-Nov-09 at 3:39 pm | Permalink
Fran wrote:
I’ve seen large flocks fly past several times from my office in White city and though i was going mad – my boyfriend told me they were parakeets and I laughed at him! then I saw two in my Garden this morning (in Harrow) and just had to check it out! incredible!
Posted on 06-Nov-09 at 2:23 pm | Permalink
Harry Wood wrote:
Geez. Maybe they’re spreading. We saw them again hanging around the ponds in Hampstead Heath: http://osm.org/go/euu5HgdK–?m
Anyone got any better photos of them?
Posted on 06-Nov-09 at 6:19 pm | Permalink
Lalitkumar wrote:
I have also noticed these beauties in Stanmore and always see a group of about 5-6 moving about in the church compound on uxbridge road, I could spend an hour watching them and they seem to be very social within the group
Posted on 11-Nov-09 at 7:48 pm | Permalink
Pam wrote:
Spotted a pair and one other in the same tree at Greenwich today. In the summer I saw a pair near the Thames at Staines.
Posted on 12-Nov-09 at 5:31 pm | Permalink
Nadine C wrote:
I have also seen seven each morning for 3 months – Wow they are amazing and beautiful
Posted on 01-Dec-09 at 9:58 am | Permalink
Maggie wrote:
I saw two of these beautiful birds in Wimbledon. They seemed to be getting a hard time from some magpies. Hope the magpies don”t frighten them off. I was so amazed to see them.
Posted on 03-Jan-10 at 10:40 am | Permalink
Dave wrote:
absolutely crazy!! iv seen two in the last 4 weeks…one in ealing another in harlesden! couldnt beleive my own eyes..i thought i was going madd..but seein as everyones seein them..oviously not!
Posted on 09-Jan-10 at 4:11 pm | Permalink
Elena wrote:
I saw three of these stunning birds this morning on a tree… so amazing!
Posted on 05-May-10 at 3:52 pm | Permalink
cheryl wrote:
I live in sidcup kent near eltham place and i used to walk through eltham place for work every day this was about 5 years ago and i always saw them there they are gorgeous and have a gorgeous sound.
Posted on 23-Jun-10 at 7:07 pm | Permalink
Harry Wood wrote:
Yeah their squawking is quite distinctive, once you realise where its coming from. Yes! There really is a bunch of rainforest birds in the trees!
Posted on 23-Jun-10 at 11:40 pm | Permalink
pete feenstra wrote:
saw a flock of these exotic looking green birds in Dulwich Wood Park SE19
Bright green, flew past a couple of time,they sound a bit like seaguls
Posted on 14-Aug-10 at 9:15 am | Permalink
Nikki wrote:
I’ve seen loads in my garden in chertsey Surrey, they caught my attention in the trees n are gorgeous ive never seen them before but will keep an eye out more often
Posted on 27-Jan-11 at 3:47 pm | Permalink
Anonymous wrote:
lots in wimbledon too. I see 5 or 6 every morning
Posted on 06-Apr-11 at 9:59 pm | Permalink
Shabz wrote:
I just saw them today whilst having a smoke out My window there was atleast ten of them flying from one tree to another, so amazed cos I’m in isle of dogs! All I see is fox round here
Posted on 29-Apr-11 at 8:18 am | Permalink
Jojo wrote:
I am sitting in bed listening to the sound of these birds. There are about 20-30 of them outside in the trees in Whitton. We saw one last year and now there is a flock of them. Weird but amazing. Where have they come from?
Posted on 16-Jul-11 at 8:22 am | Permalink
stephen wrote:
saw two flocks of bright green birds flying over the A40 at acton in london,,,thought i was day dreaming.
Posted on 19-Aug-11 at 8:26 am | Permalink
Suzie wrote:
I seen loads on my estate, ealing. There were about half a dozen, flying from tree to roof. Very exciting
Posted on 16-Sep-11 at 8:21 am | Permalink
sue wrote:
I seen loads on my estate, ealing. There were about half a dozen, flying from tree to roof. Very exciting
Posted on 16-Sep-11 at 8:22 am | Permalink
lee wrote:
saw one in hyde park, 28.9.11, 10 am
Posted on 29-Sep-11 at 9:19 pm | Permalink
Jackie G. wrote:
We saw about a dozen this morning on a tree across the road in New Barnet absolutely amazing.
Posted on 10-Nov-11 at 12:11 pm | Permalink
Pauline wrote:
There are four of them on the tree in my garden in Grange Park, Enfield. They came last year too! Beautiful when flying.
Posted on 11-Nov-11 at 2:06 pm | Permalink
Liz wrote:
Saw a flock of the green parakeets in a park in Slough. It`s nice to see such colourful birds here in England-makes a change from the usual brown/grey birds.
Posted on 12-Nov-11 at 4:04 pm | Permalink
SpeeInSpace wrote:
They’ve been seen in North London – Muswell Hill eating apples from trees and grapes, thought they were a bit big for GreenFinches.
Posted on 21-Nov-11 at 8:51 pm | Permalink
Sheila & David wrote:
We saw 2 Green Birds this morning in
our neighbours Garden on her bird Feeder….amazed to see them in New
Eltham S.E. London.
Posted on 31-Jan-12 at 1:02 am | Permalink