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11-02-2012, 10:11 AM
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| | | Re: Ring-necked Parakeets - how exactly did they get here?
I've been trying to read more about it. And although I can't find an answer to my original question, I find it interesting to note that sub-populations in NW England died out in the late 80s and early 90s. This might have been due to "inbreeding and the absence of outside recruitment". So I wonder if the failure to establish populations in the SE until the 1970s, although records of this species breeding date back from 1855 (Northrepps Hall, Norfolk), could be down to a similar reason. 
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| | | Re: Ring-necked Parakeets - how exactly did they get here?
IT wouldn't surprise me if a lot were pet releases because the owners got fed up with the noise they make.
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| | | Re: Ring-necked Parakeets - how exactly did they get here?
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Originally Posted by Tringa  However, the English filming of the African Queen was at Shepperton Studios | I found a Wikipedia page which mentioned the theory about them being released after the filming of The African Queen at Ealing and then went on to say that the film was shot at Isleworth Studios. Checking on IMDB for shooting locations it lists Shepperton Studios first, then lots of non-studio locations and, right at the bottom, Worton Hall Studios, Isleworth. Ealing don't get a look in!  Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Ford IT wouldn't surprise me if a lot were pet releases because the owners got fed up with the noise they make. | I think that's the most likely explanation too.
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| | | Re: Ring-necked Parakeets - how exactly did they get here?
Not a lot of people know this but ... ... Swallows and Amazons was originally going to be called Parakeets and Amazons and they started filming on the Norfolk Broads.
They released 20 males and 20 females but getting towards the end of filming the producer changed his mind and decided to call it Swallows and Amazons and the rest is history.
I know you're not gonna believe me, but am I bothered ? 
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12-02-2012, 06:27 PM
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| | | Re: Ring-necked Parakeets - how exactly did they get here?
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Originally Posted by fairplay Not a lot of people know this but ... ... Swallows and Amazons was originally going to be called Parakeets and Amazons and they started filming on the Norfolk Broads.
They released 20 males and 20 females but getting towards the end of filming the producer changed his mind and decided to call it Swallows and Amazons and the rest is history.
I know you're not gonna believe me, but am I bothered ?
Neil. | I'm sure Arthur Ransome would be surprised at that - as he wrote the source book in 1930. Plus it's set in the Lake District, and it might look a bit odd on the Broads! |
13-02-2012, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by thewoose I'm sure Arthur Ransome would be surprised at that - as he wrote the source book in 1930. Plus it's set in the Lake District, and it might look a bit odd on the Broads! | Yes, of course I know Authur Ransome wrote the book and it was placed in the lake district, but some filming was actually done on the Norfolk Broads (for a children's series on TV ?) and having been on the Norfolk Broads I can tell you some parts do look like you could be in the Amazon delta.
Parakeets and Amazons was just my light hearted twist on how they could have had a small population in Norfolk although I suppose Northrepps Hall is nowhere near the Broads.
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