Alien invaders at Wandlebury Tuesday. Elsewhere it’s no joke.
‘Tens of thousands of invasive parakeets live in the EU, with the largest populations found in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. Ring-necked and monk parakeets are by far the most common parakeet invaders, but several other parakeet species have established as well.’
‘The ring-necked parakeet is the only naturalised parrot in the UK, and is regarded as one of the 100 most invasive species in Europe. The bird is native to the Indian sub-continent and sub-Saharan Africa.’