tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post924710960737923891..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: I Guess Diversity Is Only To Be Welcomed In The Human Species?JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-56206668142403650362011-04-27T23:45:28.520+01:002011-04-27T23:45:28.520+01:00"Oh, the article (and proposed policy) is abo..."Oh, the article (and proposed policy) is about the monk parakeet, not the ring-necked; it does draw a distinction between the two" ..<br /><br />Fair enough Julia .. but they still need to sort their facts out, as the article is accompanied by a photo of a Ring-necked Parakeet ..<br /><br />Here's a photo of a Monk Parakeet, by way of comparison ..<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Parakeet<br /><br />Interesting that the article should also mention the European Eagle Owl, as there's a rather heated, scientific debate going on about fossilised remains found in UK, which if proven, will show that the Eagle Owl was once a native British species ..<br /><br />These magnificent birds have successfully bred in the Vale of Bowland, Lancashire & on MoD land in North Yorkshire (I've been privileged to be able to visit both sites) .. <br /><br />These Owls are more likely to predate Game-Bird species (Pheasant, Grouse etc) & Rabbits or Hares, rather than livestock (though they are big enough to take a lamb) .. And I suspect its the vested, financial interests of the commercial "Shoots" which are fighting their continued presence in this country ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-21784820710206742712011-04-27T06:45:32.063+01:002011-04-27T06:45:32.063+01:00"Someone needs to get their facts right ..
F...<i>"Someone needs to get their facts right ..<br /><br />Firstly, Ring-necked Parakeets are from India, not South America .."</i> <br /><br />Oh, the article (and proposed policy) is about the monk parakeet, not the ring-necked; it does draw a distinction between the two:<br /><br /><i>"Despite being similar in appearance and behaviour to the UK's 4,300 ring-necked parakeets – both species are often spotted in parks and gardens eating out of bird feeders – it is monk parakeets' unusual nesting habits that make them the bigger threat. "</i> <br /><br /><i>"Also on the British "List", though as "introduced" species are Canada Goose, Little Owl, Collared Dove, Red-legged Partridge, Ring-necked Pheasant etc .."</i> <br /><br />Very, very few people know that pheasant aren't native.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-13079701602577049292011-04-26T22:13:44.323+01:002011-04-26T22:13:44.323+01:00It was me! I had a pair of ringnecks escape when I...It was me! I had a pair of ringnecks escape when I lived in Brixton, in the seventies. I've been hearing about them getting established, ever since.<br /><br />They're kinda cute.Zaphodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695819392577629492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-6173129665787238292011-04-26T21:26:53.478+01:002011-04-26T21:26:53.478+01:00"Is a bird which spends half of the year in A..."Is a bird which spends half of the year in Africa still a British bird" ?<br /><br />Rob .. Ring-necked Parakeets do not migrate, they live here all year round ..<br /><br />They have been admitted to the British "List" by the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) .. the authority responsible for deciding what is & what isn't a "British" bird ..<br /><br />Birds on the British "List" which do migrate for half the year include Swallows, Swifts, House Martins, Sand Martins etc .. They are classed as being "British" by virtue of the fact that they actually breed whilst they're here ..<br /><br />Also on the British "List", though as "introduced" species are Canada Goose, Little Owl, Collared Dove, Red-legged Partridge, Ring-necked Pheasant etc ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-86501019009951502582011-04-26T21:17:28.068+01:002011-04-26T21:17:28.068+01:00Someone needs to get their facts right ..
Firstly...Someone needs to get their facts right ..<br /><br />Firstly, Ring-necked Parakeets are from India, not South America ..<br /><br />They do cause damage, particularly to the crops of commercial soft-fruit growers ..<br /><br />They drive native birds (especially Woodpeckers) out of their nest holes, which they then take over ..<br /><br />I know for a fact that 3,000 + regularly roost every night in the trees surrounding Esher Rugby Club, Surrey ..<br /><br />I've seen them as far North as Blackpool & Lincolnshire ..<br /><br />Its believed that they were either deliberately released after the re-make of the film "The African Queen" at Bray Studios, nr Windsor .. or are escaped cage birds ..<br /><br />They can survive British winters, as climatic conditions are similar to the parts of Northern India, from which they originate ..<br /><br />I don't particularly like them .. but, I don't support culling them either .. and have fallen out with the RSPB before, regarding their attitude towards Ruddy Ducks .. so expect to fall out again about this latest policy ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-14400074402699006032011-04-26T16:51:03.162+01:002011-04-26T16:51:03.162+01:00'Parakeets don't vote Labour?'
No - a...'Parakeets don't vote Labour?'<br /><br />No - and they don't claim benefits either.<br /><br />Doubleplusgood.Greencoatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-19644984544299361392011-04-26T16:34:14.529+01:002011-04-26T16:34:14.529+01:00British nests for British birds!
Is a bird which ...British nests for British birds!<br /><br />Is a bird which spends half of the year in Africa still a British bird?Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-1397864188045421832011-04-26T14:10:19.840+01:002011-04-26T14:10:19.840+01:00"And why are we expected to be prepared to to..."<i>And why are we expected to be prepared to tolerate human diversity under pain of government sanction, but not the avian kind?</i>"<br /><br />Parakeets don't vote Labour?Surreptitious Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393411103584747731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-48946675867398188962011-04-26T13:13:38.615+01:002011-04-26T13:13:38.615+01:00Repeat of American Ruddy Duck fiasco. Cost per dea...Repeat of American Ruddy Duck fiasco. Cost per dead bird £740. Cheaper to catch them and fly them back to US.lovegoatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689259894700247376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-75588111416235683242011-04-26T12:14:55.916+01:002011-04-26T12:14:55.916+01:00I'd leave them to the invasion of urban foxes ...I'd leave them to the invasion of urban foxes of which I saw three during two hours of darkness over the bank holiday.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-74375658118192638992011-04-26T11:53:08.825+01:002011-04-26T11:53:08.825+01:00I would suggest that the number of parakeets quote...I would suggest that the number of parakeets quoted *substantially* under estimates the number of these birds. Probably by an order of magnitude or two...Parkylondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08937795036855743647noreply@blogger.com