Ring necked parakeet (2 Viewers)

[davidten31]

My wife managed to video on her phone a Ring necked parakeet feeding in our garden this morning. We live in Brasside.
Also had a Sparrowhawk sat next to my feeders.
Are parakeets this far north or do you think this is a captive bird which has escaped.

 

[Adam W]

There is a decent population of them in Hartlepool (Ward Jackson Park) and they seem to be spreading. There's been a few in the South Tyneside area this year aswell and the odd sighting elsewhere even into Northumberland.

 

[davidten31]

Thanks for your reply adam, the parakeet came back this morning and our lass managed to get a couple of photo's through the window. Im on nights at the moment so I will try to get some better images of it later on in the week if it is still around.

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[davidten31]

Some better images of it from today.

 

[Stan Abbott]

Parakeet sighting in Newto Hall, Durham

We have three times witnessed an exotic visitor to our garden in old part of Newton Hall estate, outskirts of Durham City. We had presumed a ring-necked parakeet, but on getting a better picture today, we note the beak colour is not at all red, but rather grey. On reading, I am wondering if this may be due to malnutrition or if it is a different variety of parakeet altogether. I'd be interested in any comments. Assuming it is a parakeet I am guessing it may be a female as ring markings are not distinct. It seem to be feeding mainly on ivy flowers at present.

 

[Mark Newsome]

We have three times witnessed an exotic visitor to our garden in old part of Newton Hall estate, outskirts of Durham City. We had presumed a ring-necked parakeet, but on getting a better picture today, we note the beak colour is not at all red, but rather grey. On reading, I am wondering if this may be due to malnutrition or if it is a different variety of parakeet altogether. I'd be interested in any comments. Assuming it is a parakeet I am guessing it may be a female as ring markings are not distinct. It seem to be feeding mainly on ivy flowers at present.

It's actually an Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica). Like you say, it lacks the red bill of a Ring-necked Parakeet, and doesn't have a ring around the neck or a long tail. An expensive loss for someone - a quick Google check showed prices of £300-£500 each...

Mark