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Old 07-07-2008, 08:14 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by stagman View Post
It is thought that there were around 500 of these birds living in the wild in England by 1983 and by now around 20,000 .In London alone approx 10,000 and increasing by 30% per year .There is also talk of a cull to control the numbers.
I herd a rumour that the ones in London were originally released by Jimmy Hendrix when he was stoned!
Don't know whether its true or not but it would be cool if it was!
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