Flock of twenty Ring-necked Parakeets in Surrey today.

 Ring-necked Parakeets are native to Indian jungles, farms and cities and are considered pests for the damage caused to crops.  Click on any picture to expand it.

 This one, above seemed to have a taste for bricks and mortar on this suburban Surrey house today.

 They are colourful but what is the effect of a flock of twenty birds flying around?

 Cold winters do not seem to affect them and their population continues to grow, competing with native birds for nesting sites.