Is there REALLY space on our hate list for parakeets?

On a wing and a prayer: Simon Richardson and campaigner Christine Brock are battling to save Borehamwood's parakeets.Having paid more than £26,000 a couple of years ago to build a bat sanctuary above my stables, I received an email last week informing me of an upcoming inspection to see how the bats are getting on – which will cost me a further £195.

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'Big Brother' police warn bird lover: You could be sued for filming parakeet cull (... and whatever you do, don't give the photos to a newspaper)

Monk parakeet: There are no more than 150 of these South American birds in BritainA bird lover who is battling to save rare parrots says the police tried to ban photographs he took of Government officials destroying their nests.

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'Overweight soldiers' battle monk Parakeets in DEFRA eradication programme in Borehamwood

Monk parakeets at a birdfeeder. Image by Su Carlson.CAMOUFLAGED men have been spotted climbing trees in the dead of night as part of an ongoing mission to eradicate monk Parakeets in Borehamwood.

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Rare, injured visitor found at home

A quaker parrot, also known as a monk parakeet, rests Friday at the Texas City home of Trudy Belz. The young bird was found by Toni Jo Lindstrom on Thursday morning on her back porch in Bayou Vista.

BAYOU VISTA — A Bayou Vista resident found an unexpected guest Thursday morning on her porch in the form of a parrot.

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Parakeet cull upsets Isle of Dogs residents

I am Oh so pretty. Photo: Nora Arias Loftis A battle has broken out over the controversial culling of monk parakeets on the Isle of Dogs.

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