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| Topic Started: Dec 22 2017, 04:56 PM (225 Views) | |
| Pam M | Dec 22 2017, 04:56 PM Post #1 |
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Hi all, it is very grey, foggy & gloomy here today, like many places I guess so we decided to walk out local down the River Rea towards town, not expecting to see much. Walking through the woods at the back of Cannon Hill Park we came across Parakeets!!! A first for us, they are over in Sandwell Vallet RSPB but we have never seen any & they were the last thing we expected to see today. A group of 5 or 6 flew around noisily & then settled in the tree. The photos aren`t much good, the light so bad, but we are dead chuffed to have seen them :YaY: Image uploader not working, I`ll post photos later................ |
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| celticsparrow-Jan | Dec 22 2017, 05:09 PM Post #2 |
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An exciting sighting Pam,look forward to seeing your photos when you can post them. |
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| AnnB | Dec 22 2017, 05:32 PM Post #3 |
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Great sighting, Pam. |
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| Grayling | Dec 22 2017, 06:10 PM Post #4 |
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How exciting Pam! What a lovely surprise for you. |
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| Jane | Dec 22 2017, 07:06 PM Post #5 |
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Looking forward to seeing your photos! |
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| Davebutterflyman | Dec 22 2017, 08:52 PM Post #6 |
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Excellent sighting Pam and looking forward to the photos. |
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| Tabatha | Dec 22 2017, 09:03 PM Post #7 |
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They are spreading out. Bet you heard them first.
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| Pam M | Dec 22 2017, 09:29 PM Post #8 |
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| Grayling | Dec 22 2017, 09:33 PM Post #9 |
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Lovely to see them Pam - well done with getting those shots. I bet they were high up? |
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| Pam M | Dec 22 2017, 10:11 PM Post #10 |
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Hi all, thanks for looking. My husband spotted one bird first, sitting quietly, we wondered what it was! That bird flew quietly to another. We left them alone, high up in the trees. On our way back we were keeping our eyes open then heard a rucous (not sure that`s spelt right!) & 5 or 6 flew around for a while before settling high up. :Hi: |
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| Night Owl | Dec 23 2017, 12:08 AM Post #11 |
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and a fantastic sighting Pam, I hope they make their way towards us one day
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| Jane | Dec 23 2017, 07:52 AM Post #12 |
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Well done Pam!
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| JennyWren | Dec 23 2017, 08:37 AM Post #13 |
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It's fun to see the different birds Pam but i hope too many of them don't make their way to all the fruit growing areas ... we can say goodbye to to it all if that happens
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| Eric Hardy | Dec 23 2017, 09:18 AM Post #14 |
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How amazing to find them near you, Pam. They have been around in South East London for a long time, we saw a flock at the bottom of Anthea's cousin's garden in Dulwich 20 years ago, perhaps they have spread. |
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| Davebutterflyman | Dec 23 2017, 11:21 PM Post #15 |
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Well done Pam, great captures. |
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| Pam M | Dec 24 2017, 10:10 AM Post #16 |
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Thanks for looking folk, hoping for a bit of sunshine now & hopefully spot them again :Hi: |
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| sensiblenamejohn | Dec 24 2017, 12:15 PM Post #17 |
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spotted one this Summer at Bishopbriggs golf course...think there's a pair it'll be interesting if they can establish themselves up in chilly Scotland
seen loads of them when over at my Aunt's place in St Petersburg , Florida ......what a racket
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| Pam M | Dec 24 2017, 01:02 PM Post #18 |
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Thats a giant leap from the South John, local escapees I guess :Hi: |
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| Davebutterflyman | Dec 24 2017, 09:15 PM Post #19 |
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I know they have spread to many counties in the UK and they have been seen in our county far more often recently. |
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and a fantastic sighting Pam, I hope they make their way towards us one day
It's fun to see the different birds Pam but i hope too many of them don't make their way to all the fruit growing areas ... we can say goodbye to to it all if that happens


it'll be interesting if they can establish themselves up in chilly Scotland
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