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Tim Wilcox wrote:

Lizo wrote:

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I'm currently studying the Manchester parakeet population with Manchester Met Uni and Prof Stuart Marsden a specialist on the illegal trade of parrots in the tropics. 

The first of a few studies on the south Manchester parakeets will start with a nest cavity comparison of nuthatches and parakeets, species of tree used & height of nest cavity etc, for my Msc dissertation in conservation biology.

I've currently found about half of the nest cavities i need to run the study, I'd be really grateful if anyone is able to help me find cavities for this season, or share the location of ones they know, they are proving elusive. 

Thanks

Lizzie 



-- Edited by Lizo on Saturday 14th of May 2016 08:29:40 PM



I hope your professor is sufficiently conversant with Manchester's Ring-necked Parakeets to know that they have nothing whatsoever to do with any trade in parrot species and have been self-sustaining for well over 30 years. PM me with what exactly you are doing and I'm sure I will know who to contact or where to look provided this does not involve disruption of any breeding birds. NB Parakeets and Nuthatches can use holes just less than a FOOT apart!



Having mapped the available data for GM a couple of years ago now it would seem that they did in fact fluctuate quite dramatically prior to 2010(ish).
It has been proved genetically that populations across Europe and even inside the UK are from a number of different genetic sub groups (as in they are from wild populations from across their range) - it's therefore not unlikely that some of the re-establishments within the county were after wild flocks were bolstered with escaped birds.
This is just now becoming clear (and the work being published), there is a european working group studying affects of invasive parakeet species (Parrotnet), run by Hazel Jackson at the university of Kent, well worth following for those interested..

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I've messaged you Tim, thanks 

 



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Lizo wrote:

Hi

I'm currently studying the Manchester parakeet population with Manchester Met Uni and Prof Stuart Marsden a specialist on the illegal trade of parrots in the tropics. 

The first of a few studies on the south Manchester parakeets will start with a nest cavity comparison of nuthatches and parakeets, species of tree used & height of nest cavity etc, for my Msc dissertation in conservation biology.

I've currently found about half of the nest cavities i need to run the study, I'd be really grateful if anyone is able to help me find cavities for this season, or share the location of ones they know, they are proving elusive. 

Thanks

Lizzie 



-- Edited by Lizo on Saturday 14th of May 2016 08:29:40 PM



I hope your professor is sufficiently conversant with Manchester's Ring-necked Parakeets to know that they have nothing whatsoever to do with any trade in parrot species and have been self-sustaining for well over 30 years. PM me with what exactly you are doing and I'm sure I will know who to contact or where to look provided this does not involve disruption of any breeding birds. NB Parakeets and Nuthatches can use holes just less than a FOOT apart!

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Lizzie Forrester


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Hi

I'm currently studying the Manchester parakeet population with Manchester Met Uni and Prof Stuart Marsden a specialist on the illegal trade of parrots in the tropics. 

The first of a few studies on the south Manchester parakeets will start with a nest cavity comparison of nuthatches and parakeets, species of tree used & height of nest cavity etc, for my Msc dissertation in conservation biology.

I've currently found about half of the nest cavities i need to run the study, I'd be really grateful if anyone is able to help me find cavities for this season, or share the location of ones they know, they are proving elusive. 

Thanks

Lizzie 



-- Edited by Lizo on Saturday 14th of May 2016 08:29:40 PM

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Fiona Moate


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Heard several in the Lime Avenue in Alexandra Park, Whalley Range on 20th April about 1pm.

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Chris Harper


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One over Elizabeth Slinger Road in West Didsbury at 7.40



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Simon Gough


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1 calling flying over the river at Parrs Wood, heading across the motorway, at about 1830. Seemed to drop in somewhere around the Bupa Hospital.

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Chris Porter


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3 Ring-necked Parakeets in Hulme this morning (first I've seen here). Seen at 9.15am in a tree close to the Epping Walk footbridge (at the end of the bridge close to Martenscroft nursery, where Upper Medlock Street meets Poynton Street)

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Late post: 2 Ring Necked Parakeets over Chorlton tram stop at 8:50 am

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Lawrence Hindley


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5x Ring Necked Parakeets flying over Hart Road next to Platt fields Park 7.00am

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Single Parakeet seen heading North in Hale, Wednesday 24th.



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Late post for yesterday. 36 flew north seen from my house in Moss Side at 4.52-4.58pm

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Andy Stobirski


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I now see 5 to 10 parakeets daily, a year ago it was one or two in a week. They're attracted to my neighbour's apple tree which still has apples on it, and every morning they have a noisy breakfast.

I live in Whalley Range, right next to the Fallowfield Loop cycle track.

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Didsbury toc h rugby club 30/1 14:15-16:15

8 ring necked parakeets noisliy flying about perching in trees and bushes feeding on leaf buds seemed like 4 pairs by ringed neck markings 



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6 Ring-necked Parakeets in black poplars in Alkrington Woods at 2.15pm. Seen later at 2.45 near the old nature reserve next to Alkrington Hall.

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Heaton Mersey Common birds are going strong. At least 8 the area and a lot of activity around last year's nest hole.



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Chris Harper


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4 over junction of Palatine Road and Barlow Moor Road at 4pm yesterday



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A bonus year tick when 3 ring necked parakeets flew over whalley range school whilst I was playing footy! Also c40 redwing in trees

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One heard late this afternoon from Abraham Moss tram stop. November 2014 was the last time I recorded any in this area.

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2 north over Green Lane, Timperley again at 15.25 this afternoon. Wonder where they are heading to?

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Steven Nelson


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4 parakeets flew north over Green Lane, Timperley at 15.20 today.

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Barry Collison


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Had one feeding on peanuts in my garden , Kentstone Avenue, Heaton Mersey, about 12:00 today, with another calling somewhere in the distance.



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Chris Harper


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3 over Didsbury village again at 3.10pm



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Barry Collison


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4 Ring- necked parakeets flying from Heaton Mersey common over Kenstone Avenue towards Didsbury at 8:45 this morning.



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Chris Harper


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3 over Didsbury village at 3.05pm



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1 in Peel Park at dusk flying into dusk

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confuse

Thursday morning on Alderside Road in Harpurhey, a different sound crossed my ears. I looked up and saw a flash of green and a long tail, I thought no not here, but on going back into the house and returning out, there in the trees directly outside,around 6 - 10 Parakeets!!! Not seen them since but they were here in North Manchester!! confuse



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3 Wythenshawe Park



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Chris Harper


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6 over Elizabeth Slinger Road, West Didsbury at 7.45am



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Gerry Flanagan


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1 in Wythenshawe Park on Friday 13th Nov

 



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Lawrence Hindley


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15 Ring Necked Parakeets in Platt Fields Park at 7.30 this morning.

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Three over the Chorlton Park tram stop on 27th of October just prior to dusk.

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Heaton Mersey Common: A pair of Ring-necked Parakeets exiting enlarged woodpecker hole

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Chris Harper


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3 over Didsbury village at 3.30pm yesterday



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Chris Harper


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2 flying around Heaton Mersey common yesterday at 3pm



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1 in my old trafford garden at 8.10am this morning.



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Chris Harper


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One around Bradshaw Fields in Cheadle Hulme at 10.30 am

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1 seen flying over the Cheadle Hulme rugby club field two days ago, and at least 4 squawking in the treetops on Moss Lane in Bramhall this morning.

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Saw 9 or 10 flying over the Jetparks at Styal on 24th, first ones I have seen.

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Chris Harper


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1 over Sieman's building on Princess Parkway at 7.45

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At least two have been around Garrett Hall Primary School in Astley. The caretaker has reported seeing them all summer. I saw one of them for myself in the trees at the back of the school this afternoon.

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I've been wondering whether the new calls I've been hearing at the back of our gardens were parakeets and have just spotted a single ring neck parakeet on our neighbours apple tree. Northenden area, assuming they're in the buffer tree line backing onto the Sharston Ind Est where the Dairy used to be. Beautiful bird, but loud :o)

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Not so much an unusual sighting, the point being I missed it as I was in the car.
Personally I don't know of a local population in Denton to my knowledge, so yeah far more likely to see them near you being central to two known roosts.
Did see one in Ashton-under-Lyne a few years back though.


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I frequently see birds over Kingsway at Fog Lane where I live. I assume they are 'commuting' between a Didsbury Park/Fletcher Moss roost and Heaton Mersey Common where you often see them during the day. I also saw some in Fog Lane Park a few weeks ago.

It was probably a bit more unusual for Steve and Rob the other morning, not sure if they have any local populations.

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Forgot to post the Rose-ringed Parakeet in the tree (seen by Steve Burke and Dimon Gough) near Kingsway, Burnage at 6am on Sunday morning (26/07/15)

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One feeding now on peanuts and apples in my back garden in Prestwich.

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She was back tonight around 18:45.

She likes peanuts smile

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I can confirm there is at least 1 Ring necked Parakeet in Highfield Wigan It's on the bird table as I type.

My wife and 2 daughters are currently watching "Polly" in amazement.

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My youngest daughter casually looked up from her waffles and maple syrup this morning and said " Dad after you and Mum went out last night ,there was a parrot on the feeders".

"Eh???? What Colour was it?"

"Green".

I immediately got a pic up on Google images and she confirmed she'd seen a Ring-necked Parakeet.

I live in Highfield Wigan.

My feeders are all empty at the moment until I can get to the pet shop tomorrow.

Fingers crossed it comes back and I get to see it myself

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