It would be a nice surprise to see one of these in Edinburgh, although I would imagine that the owner might not share that thought. And maybe the bird wouldn't be too pleased about its new circumstances depending upon how conditioned it was to cage or aviary life.
I suppose that escaped parrots are seen every year or so in Edinburgh. I have managed to see a couple of Cockateils in Edinburgh over the years although neither has hung around for long - especially the one that was sitting on my window ledge one morning when I opened the curtains... Below is a composite image of one that I saw at Musselburgh heading North across the Forth in August 2010.
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New one for me.
Got to thinking what whacky escapees I have seen over the years. Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu at Bempton - came across birders in a circle staring at the ground and I thought it must have been something like a Lanceolated they had!
Ringed Teal (3 I think) at Radipole Lake was strange + Spur-winged Plover at Dungeness (I may just have that one!).
All the best
Stuart
Dear Morgithology,
I am from Canberra, Australia, and have written a book titled Made in Australia: Native Species Introduced Overseas which I hope to release as a Kindle e-book on Amazon.
With your permission, I would like to use your image of an Eastern Rosella in Edinburgh as posted in this blog.
If you are amenable, I will naturally credit this image to you in the acknowledgments section.
I can be contacted at mzpoetry@hotmail.com.
Yours sincerely,
Maurits Zwankhuizen
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