Nov 072015
The spread of the ring-necked or rose-ringed parakeet in the south-east of England has been well documented and I suspect that many of us have noticed their increasing presence.
Until today I had not encountered them any closer than Meopham. Other friends had told me of the birds visiting their feeders or sitting squawking in trees in nearby. Today I saw for the first time two parakeets feeding on rowan berries at the side of my house.
They have arrived in Northfleet.
Irene
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Loads of them roosting in the Cobham hall school area
I frequently hear a pair of them while jogging along the ‘old A2’ path.
They’ve been in Greenhithe for a few years now. Started with a pair, then next year we had 3, now there are 6 or 7 around us.
A couple of other comments received by email:
Dear Irene
I was interested in your post about seeing parakeets in Northfleet.
There has been a colony of ring-necked parakeets in Swanscombe for a number of years, perhaps approaching 7 or 8 years. They can be seen/heard regularly in both Swanscombe Cemetery or the famous Swanscombe Man Skull Site. Indeed I saw two flying over while visiting the area yesterday. I have only once seen a parakeet flying over Riverview Park in Gravesend where I live. This was about 3or 4 years ago.
Best wishes
Kevin Johncock
and:
Good luck to you with the Ring necked Parakeets !!
I have had as many as thirteen on my feeders at one time here in Wilmington.
The biggest problem then is the lack of smaller birds. They are such a problem at Danson Park, there was talk of culling them.
Regards,
Sue Gray.
I had a pair fly over the garden this August but that is the only record so far . . . .
We have had them flying over here in Meopham for ages. We even had a couple feeding on the Sunflower Hearts.
Had quite a large flock in Greenhithe today. Didn’t get them all but I counted at least 12!