Two Red Masked Parakeets seen on Lombard Street (hilly, windy, touristy one) in San Francisco a few days ago.

Very surprised to see a fair few Ring-necked Parakeets while in Rome last week! Didn't realise they had a presence there too.

Eastern rosella parakeet in paloma park benalmadena.he was a long way from home as he is a native of australia.he was in a tree with a group of monk parakeets and wasnt tame.

just come back from andalucia.saw monk parakeets in malaga carrying large sticks for nest building

They seem fairly well established throughout Europe, I've seen lots in Germany and another group in a park in Valencia a couple of years ago.

Well though I have 3000 of the noisy b***ers roosting on my local patch in NW London (and I'd be doing a roost count as part of Project Parakeet this evening, if I were at home), but actually I'm spending a weekend in Paris visiting friends and it was quite a surprise to hear and then see one (Rose-Ringed rather than Monk) calling from a tree by the Seine this afternoon near Croissy.

-- Edited by Charles Farrell on Sunday 16th of October 2011 06:45:33 PM

I recall enjoying a nice curry at a roof-top resteraunt in Mysore, India in Dec '97 when countless ( meaning I didn't count them - but there were lots - several flocks ) of Ring - necked Parakeets flying low overhead and making lots of noise on their way to roost. They didn't distract me enough from my curry and let it go 'cold' ( not possible - it's hot when it's 'cold' !) to count them.

-- Edited by Pete Hines at 00:08, 2007-07-30

Yeah - but what was the curry like?!

Who wants to go to Rusholme to see Parakeets?, Ive a much better alternative. Just returned from 3 days in Barcelona , 18 th birthday treat for baby son. Monk Parakeets everywhere in the City and the weathers nicer than Rusholme!. Also 100+ Alpine Swifts flying above the Camp Nou stadium which by the way is not a patch on Eastlands