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walthamstow 4 hours ago

London has a massive population of feral parakeets, they can survive quite far north of the weather is mild. London is basically an urban forest so that does help.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_parakeets_in_Great_Brita...

vidarh an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I have lots of them showing up outside my office window... E.g. [1]

But the occasional survival eventually leading to a breeding population doesn't mean the odds of survival for released/escaped birds who have grown up in captivity isn't really low.

[1] https://m.galaxybound.com/@vidar/115909920534715199

echelon_musk 40 minutes ago | parent [-]

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/02/rapid-ex...

gizajob 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Liverpool too. Big flock of them in Sefton park in the south of the city. Pretty nice to see actually!

2b3a51 41 minutes ago | parent [-]

The parakeets have reached Birmingham as well. Often seen in Canon Hill park, Highbury park or Yardley Old Village around the church. Always brightens my day.

https://www.paradiseroad.co.uk/the-parakeeting-of-london-an-...