Ring-necked Parakeet

A Ring-necked Parakeet visited the Allotments today,it came down to feed on Bobs feeder's they have been    
spotted in Abbey Hey a few times over the last few months.

They are now on the list of  naturalised British birds the first pair recorded breeding wild in 1969

They are well adapted to cold weather and do not appear to suffer in hard winters

Feeding on buds fruit grains seeds and berries they will come down to bird feeders for peanuts and sunflower seeds.