Green parakeets spotted across Berkshire by residents

The green parakeets, which have become a common addition to Berkshire's avian community, have been making their way back into residents' yards. 

The exotic birds are often mistaken for local pets that may have escaped their owners. 

Many people have been posting on social media photographs of the parakeets, asking the public if anyone's parrot has gone missing. 

Since news of this broke, lots of people have been sending in their pictures of the green feathered friends. 

One woman visiting Woodley sent in some beautiful photographs of the birds along with the following message. 

Ann Lily said "I recently visited my brother and sister-in-law in Woodley with my husband for the weekend and was surprised to see two parakeets in their back garden early in the morning.

"As you can see below I managed to snap them on my iPhone from our bedroom window before they both flew off.  

"My  brother and sister-in-law have never seen them in their garden before and so it was a huge surprise to them too!"

(Image: Ann Lily) (Image: Ann Lily)

Dave Fronwieser also sent in some photographs from North Woodley.

"Attached are a couple of photos from last September of two of them feeding in our garden," he said.

John Gibson wrote in to say that he often sees the parakeets in his garden in Maidenhead. 

"Attached are two photos from January 8 2025 of parakeets in a cherry tree in the back garden," he said. 

(Image: John Gibson) (Image: John Gibson) Tom Allen also said that the parakeets often visit his garden, and sent through some lovely pictures of them. 

(Image: Tom Allen) (Image: Tom Allen)

According to Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, the ring-necked parakeet is the UK's only breed of parrot and the most northerly breeding parrot in the world.

Ring-necked parakeets were originally from Africa and southern Asia and were kept as pets in the UK.

They escaped into the wild and have become naturalised, aided by warmer winters. 

Roy Wood sent in an image and said that he regularly sees them in Caversham Heights.

(Image: Roy Wood) Stuart Waterman also shared a lovely picture of a pair that often visit his garden. 

"We had these two in our Garden in Fair Oak, Hampshire a few weeks ago, very beautiful and hungry," he said. 

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(Image: Stuart Waterman) (Image: Paul Sekhon) Paul Sekhon also noticed the famed birds in Sonning. 

(Image: Paul Sekhon)