PARAKEETS In The UK? Here's WHERE To FIND Them! | (Animal Anomalies)

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Sooo who knew Parakeets were in England???

[@dannyparkes6223]

Quite a few round where I live west of Wolverhampton

[@stevehove2648]

James, go look at them in esher, where they roost. Thousands of them. Yes, really!

[@stevehove2648]

Who didnt know? They've been around for decades.

[@joshuazulu5124]

Loool I always see these in Hyde park and I thought it was just me the whole time 😂😂

[@MichaelWilliams-rz9sf]

Hundreds in the Heath London

[@janmulcahy1458]

They are absolutely gorgeous and the fact that they eat out of your hand is just amazing. Next time I go to London I shall seek them out.

[@JohnRochford]

Used to be a load of these outside my work window when I was working in London. Loved this

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

That's class man, i'm jealous

[@stevehove2648]

I know this guy. Hes a renowned bird vet. Been to see him. My guess is the storm escapes, but probably from different sources over the years. Love the vid! Im a fan of parakeets!

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

He was a really nice guy to chat to! Cheers, Parakeets are great

[@paulinetill1043]

I live in Wolverhampton and this morning we had 2 green parakeets in the apple tree in our garden eating apples. I was pottering the garden and heard loud screeching (I don't know if thats the right word lol )in the tree my husband spotted them before I did. He said they come eating the apples quite often. Then there you are feeding a green parakeet an apple 👍

[@joebees21]

There's loads in Walsall too

[@joebees21]

I live in Birmingham and there's absolutely loads of them. There's a flock of them that live in my garden and now the novelty has worn off they just annoy me by waking me up in the morning 😂

[@El-wc5hl]

I know the feeling. I have one on my pillow, every morning, shouting at me to get up when I want to lie in. He came from Birmingham too - loads of breeders up there.

[@joebees21]

@@El-wc5hl Does he have the accent ;)

[@El-wc5hl]

@joebees21 Ha ha, no he doesn't speak much human. I learnt ringneck instead. He had a fly around the area a couple of weeks ago and I managed to find him by playing calls on my phone. He's so bloody loud I could hear him a long way off. He did learn some English bird language tho.

[@kenosentity6455]

They're in Birmingham now bro my old man seen some in the local park.

[@terrymccann2937]

These parakeets are all over Birmingham and the Black country now. They prefer wooded areas, and secluded parks. They are very noisy during flight.

[@mattsb449]

Ayyy shout out to Abbey Fields! 🦜

[@lacey7162]

parakeets are my favourite animal!!

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

They’re super cute ain’t they!

[@FlyByWireUk]

In the Wembley / Harrow area Ring Necked Parakeets are pretty common. In the spring they destroy the buds on the horse chestnut tree. If I put a bird feeder out they soon come and outcompete all the native birds. Pretty things but noisy and can be pests.

[@davidrussell8996]

Went to The Peter Pan statue for my birthday in January. Took a load of Monkey Nuts and before too long was having numerous Ringnecks coming down to hand feed and take the nuts. There are also parakeets in my local park in Derby - Allestree Park - but these live mainly on the island on the lake & are not human friendly to hand feed. You will always hear ringnecks before you see them!!!

[@pringleloverbp3826]

I love the parakeets. There are a few of them in St Albans around the grounds of my college.

[@jackotoole6114]

Love u mate keep up the good work

[@domtweed7323]

They get together in massive groups at night (hundreds!) There's a nesting site at the intersection of Viliers Road and Chapel Hill Road in Kingston Upon Thames, London.

[@alyssabarker8764]

Honestly can’t waittttt for the next one of these

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

should be soon...

[@lw9956]

Love this series I never knew they was in this country 😅 looking forward to the next one

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Thanks pal! It was a surprise to me too

[@stevehove2648]

James, if u are ever in Aus, do one on the golf course bull sharks, living in the lake there. Thats pretty cool!

[@Tommo0706]

Waiting for the big cats episode 👀

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

😂😂😂😂

[@thomasgilboy3175]

theres thousands of them down here in the south, kent area to be exact, south east london

[@ericg5791]

They are getting as common as mucj here down in Richmond upon Thames. I see loads of them EVERY DAY

[@andrewhutchinson8025]

These parakeets also in rossmere area in Hartlepool also terrapins in rossmere park as well

[@abcabc1800]

There's loads in London near Buckingham palace

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Yeah! I wasn’t far from there, I was in Kensington Gardens

[@camore5422]

Hulme in Manchester have approx a thousand on Princess Road. They live in 50 different trees!

[@HR-od9fl]

I've seen these in South Yorkshire and heard their calls, great video, great channel 👍

[@stephenharris7982]

I have just spotted my first one today in Newcastle upon Tyne 🐦

[@1965Ady]

Lots of Ring necks in Longford park and in Cherrybrook way in Bell Green bud.

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

i'll need to go and check them out, thank you :)

[@theotheseaeagle]

I’m hoping to visit London at some point to see the Rose-Ringed parakeets tgere

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

It’s good! Take sunflower seeds

[@theotheseaeagle]

@@WildlifeWithCookie sure will!

[@OceansFuryUnleashed]

I don’t know if they are still there, but me and a friend found some freshwater jellyfish from China in the UK two years ago, it was the first time they had been documented here as well

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

That's crazy!! Where abouts was this?

[@OceansFuryUnleashed]

Cookie st Helens Canals

[@spookyncutey4577]

Loads by me in walsall West midlands all on the arboretum they fly at the back near the golf course there's loads all dotted all over midlands ! We have hundreds in the local arboretum! And some of them wolf whistle etc as they are always getting visitors ! Sometimes they won't be there but most the time they are i heard a breeder in Birmingham let out a whole flock years ago or something happened and they all got out 😕 and they just bred and bred and spread all over the uk! I dunno how true that is but yeah ! I have a pet parrot myself a quaker parrot so im well into birds and birds spotting myself

[@joebees21]

I live in Brum and there's loads in my garden - they keep waking me up😂

[@spookyncutey4577]

@@joebees21 proper jealous me lol have to walk a mission to get to the arboretum and they aren't always there been disappointed a few times but most the time they are there havent been to see them since winter now its summer I know they will be eating well etc 😀 love just to watch them its amazing how they thrive we have some very cold winters x

[@readstadee]

The whole of South London is covered in them, sw and se. They have a nest in the tree on the green outside my house in sw London.

[@ChrisFranklyn]

Thousands of them near the sewerage processing part near Slough off the motorway. Massive flocks of them flying back and forth over the M4. I used to marvel at them most days. I always imagined the decomposing poo provided a bit more warmth for them :) Going to a park to see them is probably a lot safer...

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

That's mad! Haha, you never know, they might love it! Park is a lot safer and smells nicer... lol

[@williamjones2486]

This is going to be a great video

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Did it live up to expectations?

[@williamjones2486]

Cookie course it did mate

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

legend

[@dwaintonge4322]

We have around 20 to 30 living in a park near me it's called foglane park mamchester

[@stevehove2648]

They arent the only naturalised parrot. Theres monk parakeet colonies and another, i think. Ringnecks also come in blue and yellow forms. Apparently peregrines are taking them regularly.

[@roxanaluna523]

We have them too, here on the west coast in the Netherlands. They've been here for years.

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Roxana Luna cool! Do you see them often?

[@roxanaluna523]

@@WildlifeWithCookie Yes, every day. They fly around continuously and search the gardens for seeds and other bird feeders. They go around in flocks, making a lot of noise. But I like them. They remind me of my childhood when my neighbour had a lot of parakeets in his backyard. The Southern part of the Netherlands doesn't have them, the West does. :)

[@vpzhyperrr6892]

In Cambridgeshire peterborough Orton area I've seen a hole flock of them getting chased by pigeons.

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Class haha

[@riverwild123]

I lived in eltham London saw them every day , would get them in the garden aswell

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

That's class! They're so lovely

[@ollepearce3116]

Ive seen one in my garden 1 time my mum has a pic of it

[@lucyw.7597]

i live in the isleworth/brentford area, and thought i was seeing things the first time i saw them..there are thousands of them around here...I love seeing them, dont really care about people whining about them eating their fruit trees..when i asked people, a few told the story about The African Queen, how they came from one of the studios..the film actually used 3 different studios around here..and i used to look after an old lady who's husband had been a carpenter at Isleworth Studios, and she said her husband had brought 2 of them home, one for her, and one for their daughter, and they had them for about 15 years..so i find it pretty plausible they may have originated from the film sets..

[@awatt]

You won't find them in that part of Kensington gardens now. Lots of signs telling you not to feed them and the whole area is fenced off. A lot of people suspect that the park culled them.

[@davidrussell8996]

Good news - not true! Was there in January 2023 & hand fed them in the park.

[@awatt]

@@davidrussell8996 Good to hear.

[@harveytweats2119]

A great species would be the Aesculapian snake, which is established in 3 populations across England and Wales. It can grow upto 6 ft long and was released deliberately.

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

I can give it a go!

[@harveytweats2119]

@@WildlifeWithCookie I keep the species as I am a Co founder of Celtic Reptile & Amphibian Ltd

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

@@harveytweats2119 That’s awesome! Would you be able to message me on one of my social media pages so I can DM you

[@harveytweats2119]

@@WildlifeWithCookie sure thing. I've sent a follow on insta, we have YT, IG and FB

[@chrisaitken8800]

are you doing one about the Wallaby in uk?

[@MajesticgrapeOFFICIAL]

I saw one in the park today

[@VenosEvans]

Can we release some budgies in the same area where these ringneck parakeets live? If the parakeets can survive in England so will budgies.

[@hazzardoutdoors]

There is a large colony breeding and surviving in norwich.

[@richkavanagh5516]

They are also in between Leam and radford along the brook.

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Where abouts? That’s very close to me

[@richkavanagh5516]

From the river at newbold common towards Sydenham

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Rich Kavanagh do you know if there’s a lot? I walk that way out to the reserve quite a bit and have never seen any but I must be in the wrong spot

[@richkavanagh5516]

I think there's only a couple of pairs but you have to walk along the brook and keep your ears open.

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

I'll be giving it a go, cheers pal!

[@robertbirks2019]

We’ve got them in Cheshire

[@elliottfletcher1261]

Yes mate you done it again!!! I had no idea, was amazed -- there are colonys of stick insects in Cornwall and how is your wallabies one coming on? Love Emma

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Heard about those yeah! reckon they might be hard to find lmao, thank you though!

[@elliottfletcher1261]

@@WildlifeWithCookie no I know where they are

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

@@elliottfletcher1261 oh that's cool haha, feel free to send me an email with any information etc

[@JayTtv]

Apparently the UK have adders, could make an exciting episode

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

I’m fairly confident I’ve seen one you know, I’ll do some research

[@JayTtv]

Cookie that’s cool, I only heard about them on Reddit the other day

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

What was it on reddit? Was it like a sub category about weird animals and that?

[@JayTtv]

Cookie nah, or was just a UK sub reddit, think it was just mentioned in the comments of a post

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

JayTtv oh fair enough, I’m always on the lookout for tips and info if you ever spot anything man, the research to this stuff is the hardest part 😂

[@FORHUMANITY.]

Iv seen about 20 of them in Manchester

[@ollieevans7284]

Next you gotta see if there’s something like sloths, lemurs or racoons in the UK. Racoons probably the most unrealistic of those.

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Raccoons the most realistic, they were loose in Wales not too long ago. Coati is similar and that’s on my list

[@ollieevans7284]

Cookie ah ok fairs. Lemurs tho they’re cute. And sloths only shit once a week if you didn’t know already.

[@stevehove2648]

I think there has been reports of a raccoon... and unlikely? You think? They are incredibly adaptable.

[@stevehove2648]

@@WildlifeWithCookie maybe they could take out some of those invasive crayfish!

[@stevehove2648]

@@WildlifeWithCookie i was really interested in those naturalised stick insects, found in the south west... love it!

[@rakshapatel1478]

There are some in wembley

[@goddersgti]

All over liverpool

[@lancebartlett4328]

Across from the road from Plymouth train station iv seen them a few times but was never able to get a pic.

[@spencerisnice]

I wanna see them

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Go to this spot and you'll see hundreds!

[@jogoodman2159]

I wish Iive over there but I live harlow 😔😔

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

Could be some around there, they're all over the country

[@jogoodman2159]

Maybe

[@jogoodman2159]

Omg I heared one couple of days but forgot to comment

[@a11y6]

I used to live in South London and there were thousands of them theyre definitely not rare

[@cloudyfade2691]

💀13:04 hes talking about how there pests and that your able to shoot them then goes on to say no 1 here wants to kill them, I thought the kid in the back jumped on 1 💀

[@killer_k3832]

What about big cats

[@lacey7162]

birds are better 😼

[@relaxwithbirdbeats9127]

A message from my parakeets: * "We are not scared. We will invade. We and other birds will invade you humans. Cry in fear! This is not a joke! Your precious so called cities will be our lair, our nest, OUR TREE!!! AND WE DONT LIKE TRESSPASSERS!!!" *

[@El-wc5hl]

Yep. My house has been colonised by a single bird. He runs everything.

[@oscarleonard5244]

I didn’t like coz it was on 69 likes...nice

[@patchj3776]

Not reallly about the happiness of the kids and and tourists but they are classed as pests more int he nature of how they are an invasive species and damaging to the ecosystem

[@davidsmith663]

Whilst they are a lovely bird, if you have a garden growing fruit and veg then they are one of the last things you want to see. If you are a woodpecker, starling, jackdaw etc then the same applies as they take all the nest sites. They have been spotted near me and if I see them they will be dropped on the spot.