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