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They are very noisy too. thankfully not this far south but my daughter has them in Esher.... when there are several in a tree they can be very annoying.
 
They are very noisy too. thankfully not this far south but my daughter has them in Esher.... when there are several in a tree they can be very annoying.
As I recall you can shoot them under the general licences. Don't know what they taste like though!
 
As I recall you can shoot them under the general licences. Don't know what they taste like though!
there is a recipe for parakeet pie in Mrs Beeton, but don't eat too much in one helping as it can repeat on you
 
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A single individual Laughing Kookaburra, has been living wild, in Suffolk, in the UK, since at least 2015, being most recently sighted in 2024.
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Laugh Kookaburra, laugh.
 

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A single individual Laughing Kookaburra, has been living wild, in Suffolk, in the UK, since at least 2015, being most recently sighted in 2024.
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Oooo, thanks, I didn’t know that! I wonder if this is the same one - Sudbury is about 18 miles away? -as I reported above, we used to hear one about ten years ago and assumed it was in captivity. I must go and knock on the door of the (somewhat reclusive) bird-breeder.
 
Oooo, thanks, I didn’t know that! I wonder if this is the same one - Sudbury is about 18 miles away? -as I reported above, we used to hear one about ten years ago and assumed it was in captivity. I must go and knock on the door of the (somewhat reclusive) bird-breeder.
I wondered whether it might be too.
 
I wondered whether it might be too.
Update: I managed to contact the bird breeder who lives in the parish. He confirms that his male Kooky escaped about three weeks ago but was recaptured several days later. I forgot to ask how - maybe a sausage? (see post 29).
He successfully breeds them and sells them on to a variety of sanctuaries etc.
 
Update: I managed to contact the bird breeder who lives in the parish. He confirms that his male Kooky escaped about three weeks ago but was recaptured several days later. I forgot to ask how - maybe a sausage? (see post 29).
He successfully breeds them and sells them on to a variety of sanctuaries etc.
A damaged one came here briefly and was untroubled by us coming close to it. This is a photo of it. It seemed brain damaged and its beak didn't close together properly. Poor thing had probably been hit by a car at some stage. They were introduced here some time ago. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01...concern-for-tasmanian-native-species/11844982
 

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