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I've seen 3 cockatoos in my garden this weekend
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Is this normal? I live in London.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I used to see lots of them when we lived in London ..they escape captivity and then breed and manage to live quite well in our climate..
The RSPB reckons that there is now a population of several thousand wild ring necked parakeets living in and about London. A flock estimated at about 850 are living near Heathrow Airport, and smaller numbers of two other tropical species � Alexandrine and Monk parakeets � are also living in the south of England albeit in smaller numbers.
The RSPB reckons that there is now a population of several thousand wild ring necked parakeets living in and about London. A flock estimated at about 850 are living near Heathrow Airport, and smaller numbers of two other tropical species � Alexandrine and Monk parakeets � are also living in the south of England albeit in smaller numbers.
Were they cockatoos, or the green parakeets which are now flying around everywhere on the outskirts of London? If the latter, they are on the increase as they seem to have adapted to life in the wild in recent years and are increasing very successfully in number.
These parakeets have a very distinctive loud cry if ever you hear them flying overhead. They tend to fly higher than most of our other native birds.
These parakeets have a very distinctive loud cry if ever you hear them flying overhead. They tend to fly higher than most of our other native birds.
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