Ring necked parakeets

I have a problem with some of this to be honest Rocky.

If mankind has been stupid and introduced a species that has a detrimental effect on our natural wildlife do we merely ignore the stupidity and not try to rectify it?

Take the Grey Squirrel, introduced from America. Driving out our natural Red Squirrel, which has adapted itself to our environment and has it's own UK predators. A Vegetarian to boot. The Grey is aggressive and takes over the Red's area. The Grey will also take birds eggs and chicks if it can. It isn't the Red's fault that they are here.  Why when we have endangered it should we allow this to happen?

Same scenario with Japanese Knotweed and the Killer Shrimp ( most likely here through commercial activity). Our own species are suffering through this.

So I would prefer it if that if mankind was the direct root cause of introducing a species that causes problems for native ones that we try to correct that mistake.

That is not to say that I think RNP have reached that stage. I'm not an expert in this so will leave any judgement of that to those that are. If they say they are not causing harm to native birds then I'm willing to go along with them and it looks like the RSPB have taken that view.

Reminds me of the woeful tale of the Ruddy Duck😢 Used to see these on a regular basis at Clumber and other places back in the 1980’s and 90’s. Beautiful little bird, but so promiscuous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruddy_duck#Invasive_species

Dammit, Yertiz,  that beastie looks almost as if it's a plastic one  

Hopefully, these will look a bit more lifelike ABM

So many examples here of the dogooders and the selfish  introducing non native species without thought  of the consequences.

So they have got as far North as Derbyshire?😱, I doubted they would get away from their southern origins. Derbyshire borders South Yorks, or is that a pic from elsewhere Tertiz🤔

They are all over the UK, the BTO has a map on line. Most are in the SE.

I’ve never seen one nor heard one on my travels B🤷🏻‍♂️

Here's the map LINK.

When two flew over my head in central Bristol outside my sister's home I certainly noticed them. 

Spot on, Derbyshire it is.

We stayed at Abbey Wood site a few years ago and there are loads there, we wondered what the noise was when we first arrived and then spotted the flock flying overhead.

I understand that they were someone's pets that had escaped and then bred and they are everywhere on that site!

Bit late for anyone to be upset by them, they're already here!