lost bird/parakeet anyone?

[fatfightersforever]

Hi A neighbour just knocked as they have a distressed parakeet/exotic type bird sitting and screeching on their windowsill. If anyone has lost one please call me on 07776 187 362 or the bird is at 33 Therapia rd, thanks.

[East Dulwich Angst]

It might be a wild one as there are a lot around here.

[Mark]

Perhaps you should call the flying squad

[Barry Rhode]

It's probably a "wild" one

Call the RSPB

[fatfightersforever]

Hi no wasn't one of those wild green things-a different kind of squalking thing-seems to have gone now poor thing...

[woodie]

The parakeets live in tree on the rye. Ive heard that they are beilieved to originate from either bill wyman or jimi hendrix.

that either or maybe, both lived locally to here at some stage. the birds escaped. now theres as many as 15 in the flock that you can see in the air, peckham rye. Rumour i heard.

btw great forum this whoever started it. n1.

[kford]

I heard they all originated from the set of The African Queen, filmed partially on the back lot at Pinewood. They were released in the trees to add some authenticity to the scene, but just buggered off into the wild. They spread east through Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common, now they're on the Rye and doing very well, pushing the local birds out.

[Nero]

I read about that film studio aspect to the phenomenon, too. I can believe it. Nero

[zephyr]

Anfd this year they have taken up residence in Nunhead cemetery. They drown out all the other bird song now.

[Michael Palaeologus]

The Dead Parrots sketch?

[SimonM]

>>I heard they all originated from the set of The African Queen<<

...neat ED connction there, the film being based on a novel by our very own C S Forester (blue plaque on Underhill Road) :))