At some point in the late sixties some Parakeets made a bid for freedom in London. For decades they were treated as an exotic guest and viewed with a mix of bemusement and pleasure. However, their days in London seemed to be numbered a few years ago but so far, the numbers seem to be increasing.
For a while the number of Parakeets in London remained small and toleration was the name of the game. After all, London has a long and proud history of welcoming foreigners to its heart and making them its own. So it was with the parakeet. However, their numbers exploded in the late nineties and many now seem them as a pest. From the beginning of 2010 open season on the
cockney parakeet was declared.
