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Brussels - As debate rages in Europe over genetically- modified maize and “Frankenstein’s potatoes,” the continent is quietly moving towards a different new species: the Euro-parrot. “Ring-necked parakeets in Europe are isolated from the native population, so they will develop along their own evolutionary path. Given enough time, that should lead to the development of separate species,” Graham Madge of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. Read on…

Today we visited the parakeets of Haarlem (The Netherlands). Spring is in full swing for these birds and their breeding cycle well advanced.

There are two species of parakeet in Haarlem. The first and most numerous are the ubiquitous Ring-Necked Parakeets (Psittacula krameri). A species that is common in the Randstad area that joins The Netherlands mayor cities of Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Haarlem and Utrecht in the west. These birds are joined by a closely related parakeet which can only be found wild in the Netherlands in Haarlem and Amsterdam: the Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria). Read on…

By Charles Clover, Environment Editor

A purge of the parakeets that have colonised parks and gardens in London, Surrey and Kent is being considered by the Government.

A study of the problems posed by 30,000 rose-ringed parakeets, originally from India and sub-Saharan Africa, has been commissioned by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Read on…

By Alex Valk Northampton chronincle & Echo

BIRD lovers across Northamptonshire have been spitting feathers over the caging of Abington Park’s ringneck parakeets.
The Chronicle & Echo received dozens of calls and emails yesterday from people angry about Northampton Borough Council’s move to capture the birds, which have become part of the scenery at the beauty spot. Read on…

By Liz Lee - Northampton Chronicle

WILD parakeets discovered nesting in Abington Park, in Northampton, are being hunted by rangers to be caged in the park’s aviary. Read on…

Northampton Chronicle by Liz Lee

SEVERAL brightly-coloured parakeets have been spotted by bird watchers living close to Abington Park in Northampton.

The ringneck parakeets, which originate from parts of Africa, Malaysia and India, have been seen in gardens and on trees in the park during the past two months. Read on…

By PETER HONINGS and VICTOR SCHILDKAMP AD

The Hague- Asian Ring-necked parakeets seem to enjoy their stay in The Hague. Hundreds of these colourful psittascenes settled in on the Korte Voorhout (red. A street where some embassies and ministries are located) and –pardon me- literal shit the civil servants on their heads. Read on…

With the rise of the Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in the Netherlands the concerns about this alien invader increases. Birders in general are not much interested in introduced species. Ring-necked parakeets, Mandarin ducks (Aix galericulata), Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) are persona non grata in the Dutch avifauna and they just do not count on your bird list. Read on…

R. M. V. Jonker MSc. & W.P.J. Teunissen MSc.

As a follow up to “The year of the Ring-necked Parakeet” of SOVON in 2004, Araproject and Waarneming.nl organized the 2nd national Parakeet census on 16-17 December 2006. Dozens of volunteers in Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Diemen, Wageningen, Rhenen, Maastricht, Deventer, Apeldoorn, Ouddorp, Hellevoetsluis, Vlieland, Groningen, Rockanje and Rijswijk helped out. Read on…

Jeroen Punt

Several parrot species live wild in the Netherlands. Some species more successful than others. The Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) is the most successful wild parrot in the Netherlands. It is a medium sized green bird with a long tail and a red beak. In flight you can see their pointy wingtips. They are noisy and have a gregarious life style. Read on…