Unusual Roadkill.

[mackem 26,839]

I actually saw around 100+ of these going to roost around 30 minutes ago,went to cross the street tompop into the shop and this little feller was lying in the gutter,fox will probably clear him up tonight.

[CushtyJook 1,097]

Where was it Surrey ? Apprantly full of them

[mackem 26,839]

It is surrey mate and the place is full of them,we call them green pigeons.

[waltjnr 6,857]

my bit of river outside StAlbans has now a good population of them ,would love to pop a few off !noisey foreigners!

[Greyman 28,627]

I may be wrong but I think I read somewhere last year that they have started granting licences to shoot em, as well as there being loads of em I think they may Nick woodpecker nests for themselves, interesting fact coming up, they apparently escaped from the film set of African queen, the old Humphrey bogart movie back in the 50s and have been on the increase ever since, bloody immigrants

[mackem 26,839]

Thats the rumour local,african queen filmed in shepperton early 1950's they released them afterwards,i just along the river from shepperton and they are everywhere,seen them nesting in loads of places,if your ever in Bushy Park near hampton court theres a few nests in there every season,i have seen them shot with an airgun and seen a few caught in a mist net in a back garden,theres a cherry tree in the front street a flock of them stripped it of flowers in a few hours for some reason.

[walshie 2,804]

Is that the stick-leg parakeet?

[mackem 26,839]

Himalayan ring-necked mate,theres also a small population of orange winged parakeets over the river in weybridge.

[General lee 979]

Loads of them around bedfont and Hounslow I see them all the time

[lurcherman 887 13,183]

Parakeet loads here there a pest

[lurcherman 887 13,183]

my bit of river outside StAlbans has now a good population of them ,would love to pop a few off !noisey foreigners!

 

River leigh? Im just down road from st albans went school there ?

[mackem 26,839]

Loads of them around bedfont and Hounslow I see them all the time

I was in bedfont earlier today,the whole area has a very healthy population,nice to see the colour,not so nice to hear them.

[peterhunter86 8,627]

Are they all green ones i used to have a yellow one and seen them in white,and purple.

[mackem 26,839]

Just greens local mate.

[sussex 5,777]

There are loads of them in Kent and Essex , the fruit farmers hate the bloody things ..they are on the general licence along with the monk parakeet ..which apparently are worse than the ring neck for doing damage ..