On leaving the Barnes Wetland Centre in the late afternoon last April, I saw a bunch of green ring-neck parakeets flying around and landing on the buildings at the entrance.

3 parakeets on the window ledge

Above are three of them after landing on a windowsill towards the top of the building.

Green parakeet eyeing up a space in the brickwork

One was obviously keen on a hole in the brickwork

Fighting green parakeets

Let me try – I am sure I can get in there.

Green parakeet heading for a hole in the brickwork

I’m almost there!

Parakeet hiding in a hole in the brickwork while it's pal looks on

There you are – it was a doddle!

Birds and wildlife