Yes,
thousands of them. Long-term Londoners will be well aware, but newcomers are
often taken by surprise by the flash of green and exotic squawk. You never
forget your first parakeet moment.
What are
they?
Parakeets
come in lots of flavours, but London's are called ring-necked parakeets
(sometimes rose-ringed parakeets). More specifically, it is the Indian
subspecies of this bird (Psittacula
krameri manillensis).
How do I
identify them?
It's
easy. They are the only large green birds in the kingdom. And they shriek like
throttled muppets.
Where can
I see them?
Almost
anywhere in Greater London. The screeching invaders were once to be found only
to the south of the city — places like Kew and Richmond Park. They've since
spread all over the capital and out into the Home Counties. A bit like Franco
Manca Pizza.
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