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[Tokka]

Hi there,

Went to Oxford last week, and i saw dozens of Red Kite but i could not get a photograph as i was driving on the motorway,
Anyway yesterday was driving in my area of Enfield, and i saw a red kite above, i quickly pulled over, got camea out and cought a picture, not to clear though it was quite a way up, But thats the first Red Kite iv'e seen in my area.


Iv'e got a bird here, the nearest resemblence i could find is a whitethroat?


I also saw two green birds, which i'm sure they were parrots, is that usual in England.

Thank you for all your help.

[RobinP]

Hi

The bird in the picture is a male Chaffinch.

Your green parrots are probably Ring-necked parakeets which are becoming increasingly common in the South-east.

Regards

Robin

[aeshna5]

Why did you think the Chaffinch was a Whitethroat as it doesn't even have a white throat? Not being facetious just curious as to why? I know it can be tricky when you start brding.

Agree your green birds were probably Ring-necked Parakeets- there's probably 50,000 or so of them in the Greater London/adjacent areas. There are also small numbers of other parrot family members at liberty too, with Monk Parakeet the most numerous of these.

[Tokka]

I new it wasen't a whitethroat, I was giving a close lookalike to what i could find in pictures.
I already had a picture of a chaffinch but rather blured, Silly me i did not recorgnize the two as the same.