Best places to view wild parrots?

giripriya · Apr 14th, 2007, 06:01

I am wondering where are to best places in India and Nepal to see flocks of wild parrots. I spent a few days in Rewalsar on a spiritual retreat a couple of years ago and one of my favorite memories was hearing the 'totas' screeching overhead while we were meditating(though it was distracting), then in the early evening borrowing a pair of binoculars and watching them loudly swooping around before roosting in trees on the cliff above the lake, behind the Shiva mandir. I saw Ring-neck parakeets, Alexandrine parakeets, and Plumheaded parakeets(I know my parrots). I am wondering where are other places where they can be seen in such great numbers?

Nick-H · Apr 14th, 2007, 13:50

There's a lot of them living in a certain carpark in Chennai!

We always stop for a while to watch them when we stop there

Hampstead Heath in London is good too!!!!!

Digital Drifter · Apr 14th, 2007, 18:51

weirdly, in Bangalore, they're always flying around screeching their heads out. Early mornings and evenings,a small flock of 4-5 of them create a nice racket near my house and then fly off.

But you don't see them like in hte wild.

arunchs · Apr 14th, 2007, 19:05

Bangalore has thousands and thousands of Rose Ringed Parakeets.

If you are in north india, best places to see truck loads of alexandrine parakeets is Rajaji National Park, Red breasted parakeets in Corbett National Park.

Rose Ringed Parakeets could be very common in many cities.

giripriya · Apr 18th, 2007, 21:48

Thanks all for your replies - too bad I won't be going to Bangalore this time, seems like there are lots of them there. My itinerary isn't fixed at this point but I think I'll be spending most of my time around Jaipur, Agra and Varanasi. I'd love to make it to Rajaji NP - I used to have a pet Alexandrine and they are my favorites - I've got a photo of a male Alex on my mousepad in fact.

aurunchs - is a red-breasted parakeet the same thing as a moustache parakeet? The owner of a sari shop I used to go to on Freak St. in KTM had one as a pet -very sweet and friendly.

Did you know that we NYers have our own wild parrots(Quaker or Monk Parakeets), in Brooklyn? Here's their website: http://brooklynparrots.com/

kullukid · Apr 18th, 2007, 22:25

In the North you can see flocks of parrots/parakeets in the woods at Kasauli between Chandigarh & Shimla. KK

Apr 14th, 2007, 06:01	#1
giripriya Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NYC, dreaming of the Himalaya Posts: 69	Best places to view wild parrots? I am wondering where are to best places in India and Nepal to see flocks of wild parrots. I spent a few days in Rewalsar on a spiritual retreat a couple of years ago and one of my favorite memories was hearing the 'totas' screeching overhead while we were meditating(though it was distracting), then in the early evening borrowing a pair of binoculars and watching them loudly swooping around before roosting in trees on the cliff above the lake, behind the Shiva mandir. I saw Ring-neck parakeets, Alexandrine parakeets, and Plumheaded parakeets(I know my parrots). I am wondering where are other places where they can be seen in such great numbers? __________________ Q: Ke garne? A: Dal bhat khanne, maaya garne, sutne!

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,763	There's a lot of them living in a certain carpark in Chennai! We always stop for a while to watch them when we stop there Hampstead Heath in London is good too!!!!! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Digital Drifter bang a whore? Bangalore Dammit! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,878	weirdly, in Bangalore, they're always flying around screeching their heads out. Early mornings and evenings,a small flock of 4-5 of them create a nice racket near my house and then fly off. But you don't see them like in hte wild. __________________ Click here for the Indiamike train guide in PDF

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arunchs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 323	Bangalore has thousands and thousands of Rose Ringed Parakeets. If you are in north india, best places to see truck loads of alexandrine parakeets is Rajaji National Park, Red breasted parakeets in Corbett National Park. Rose Ringed Parakeets could be very common in many cities. __________________ My India travel blog and my Images from India

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Apr 18th, 2007, 21:48	#5
giripriya Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NYC, dreaming of the Himalaya Posts: 69	Thanks all for your replies - too bad I won't be going to Bangalore this time, seems like there are lots of them there. My itinerary isn't fixed at this point but I think I'll be spending most of my time around Jaipur, Agra and Varanasi. I'd love to make it to Rajaji NP - I used to have a pet Alexandrine and they are my favorites - I've got a photo of a male Alex on my mousepad in fact. aurunchs - is a red-breasted parakeet the same thing as a moustache parakeet? The owner of a sari shop I used to go to on Freak St. in KTM had one as a pet -very sweet and friendly. Did you know that we NYers have our own wild parrots(Quaker or Monk Parakeets), in Brooklyn? Here's their website: http://brooklynparrots.com/

Apr 18th, 2007, 22:25	#6
kullukid Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: u.k. Posts: 997	In the North you can see flocks of parrots/parakeets in the woods at Kasauli between Chandigarh & Shimla. KK

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