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Jan 2021
6:55pm, 19 Jan 2021
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Derby Tup
Sounds fab Red. Good luck 
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Jan 2021
7:12pm, 19 Jan 2021
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J2R
Good luck, Red Squirrel! Being in a place with birds is good for the soul. In summer, if I'm feeling a bit stressed or a bit low, lying in a recliner in the garden watching and listening to the birds does wonders for me. (It would probably be the case in winter, too, but pneumonia would put a damper on things).
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Jan 2021
2:43pm, 20 Jan 2021
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Red Squirrel
Thanks folks. The goldfinches were so loud and chattery. It's nice to be somewhere where birdsong isn't drowned out by traffic. There is going to be so much bird life by the river. I need to get a decent set of binoculars.
Today's lunchtime walk - the resident long-tailed tits again. So lovely. Great tit - another resident I would guess. 2 wrens.
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Jan 2021
4:59pm, 21 Jan 2021
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154 Rob
Ring necked parakeet in Newcastle town moor(although it probably lives in adjacent Exhibition park which has more trees). Heard the unusual, for here, call and looked up and clearly saw a bright green parakeet.
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Jan 2021
5:04pm, 21 Jan 2021
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PenW
Apparently there are parakeets at the edge of Jasmine Dene/Paddy Freeman Rob - I’ve never seen them though.
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Jan 2021
5:16pm, 21 Jan 2021
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larkim
Not really a birder, but sat WFH saw a green flash through the garden yesterday in North Cheshire seeing my first parakeet in our garden. Funny that that should coincide with the Newcastle postings above (especially so as my parkrunning son is down from there at Uni at the moment so I know where those sightings are!) and his bedroom looks out over where I spotted the same one.
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Jan 2021
5:27pm, 21 Jan 2021
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Roberto
I've never seen the parakeets but know they head over towards Gosforth Park as well.
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Jan 2021
5:32pm, 21 Jan 2021
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Yorkshire Pie
We have parakeets in Roundhay Park although I haven't spotted them yet.
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Jan 2021
8:42am, 22 Jan 2021
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phal
Parakeet screeching on our walk too this morning - they’re taking over 😬
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Jan 2021
8:48am, 22 Jan 2021
48,642 posts
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Derby Tup
Much brighter morning here today and a real increase in birdsong. Blackbird heard, plus a mistle thrush apparently mimicking a tawny owl
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