London is known for a lot of things — art, music, Charles Dickens, the sun never coming out. But did you know that the city is dealing with a feral parakeet problem? One that is becoming more and more ...

Britain's only naturalised parrot, the ring-necked parakeet, Psittacula krameri, has firmly established itself in parts of the country. An exotic-looking bird, with a green body, red beak and a pink ...

Falcons in the capital have turned to eating parakeets after pigeons fled London during lockdown, a study has found. Peregrine falcons turned to starlings and parakeets after pigeons left London in ...

Red-necked wallabies, native to Australia and New Guinea, have been present in Britain for over a century (PA) Red-necked wallabies, native to Australia and New Guinea, have been present in Britain ...

Wild parakeet breeding populations are established in more than 30 countries They're good at adapting to new environments, and there are few natural predators outside native area Love them or hate ...

London’s peregrine falcons switched from eating pigeons to parakeets during the first covid-19 lockdown in 2020, as urban birds felt the impact of humans staying at home. Peregrine falcons (Falco ...

The parakeet is one of the the world’s most successful invasive species. Though they are not native to the UK, ring-necked parakeets are now so numerous here that they qualify as a common British bird ...

The evening started peacefully enough at Long Lane Recreation Park in the western suburbs of London, disturbed only by the occasional rumble of a distant jet landing at Heathrow Airport. But just ...

"Surrey is a prime parakeet county," says Oliver Fry from the Surrey Wildlife Trust. Standing in Meadowbank Park in Dorking, he tells Secret Surrey the bright green birds like tall trees, munching on ...

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