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There are quite a few theories as to how the bright green parakeets that fly across London and other areas in the south of England got here – did they escape a movie set? Were they released by Jimi Hendrix? And how has this non-native, sub-tropical bird survived so well in the UK? In this episode, my cousin Katie and I discuss the Ring-necked parakeet.
RSPB website - Ring-necked parakeet
There are quite a few theories as to how the bright green parakeets that fly across London and other areas in the south of England got here – did they escape a movie set? Were they released by Jimi Hendrix? And how has this non-native, sub-tropical bird survived so well in the UK? In this episode, my cousin Katie and I discuss the Ring-necked parakeet.
RSPB website - Ring-necked parakeet