Any ideas of what this could be?

[terrygallagher]

Hi,

Recently a I've noticed some (at least two, maybe three) green birds around my garden in west london, I think they're living in a tree a few houses down.

Anyway, I have no idea what they are, and as I don't really know anything about birds I can't give a better discription other than green, although they do make a distinct noise, more of a speek or squeel that a song.

I know that it's unlikly that anyone will be able to give me an exact name for it from the discription, but if anyone can give me a few names of what they maybe so I look them up that would be great.


Thanks

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by terrygallagher

Hi,

Recently a I've noticed some (at least two, maybe three) green birds around my garden in west london, I think they're living in a tree a few houses down.

Anyway, I have no idea what they are, and as I don't really know anything about birds I can't give a better discription other than green, although they do make a distinct noise, more of a speek or squeel that a song.

I know that it's unlikly that anyone will be able to give me an exact name for it from the discription, but if anyone can give me a few names of what they maybe so I look them up that would be great.


Thanks

hello and welcome to the forum. Sounds like a greenfinch to me! there's plenty of pictures in the Gallery go have a look see if it fits

[honeybee]

There are colonies of green parakeets living in London!

[Imaginos]

Either greenfinch or ring-necked parakeet (probably the latter from the description), the other properly green British bird is the green woodpecker, but I don't think its that.

[May]

Originally Posted by honeybee

There are colonies of green parakeets living in London!

I've seen them! We were walking along and heard these really loud squawks, looked up and saw a flock flying overhead!

[Mr Mag00]

there is a thread elsewhere on this subject. They can be seen at the junction of m25/m3. We stayed on a house boat at Kew acouple of year ago, plenty there!!

[Dan Salter]

yes like the others i would say greenfinch or prakeets.
He doesnt mention size of bird? were they sparrow sized or bigger Terry?

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

yes like the others i would say greenfinch or prakeets.
He doesnt mention size of bird? were they sparrow sized or bigger Terry?

it is of course possible, that he might not find his way back here
we may never find out
sigh..................................

[Dan Salter]

Hmm? Do you have an I.D. book in your car boot for non returning posters?

[honeybee]

Well I accidently let my budgies out the window as a child so there could be a flock of them somewhere. I did see something I thought was a parakeet in Yorks once, very bright green.