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Recordist's notes
gathering place of Rose-ringed parakeets (Halsbandsittich, Kleiner Alexandersittich, Psittacula krameri). There are thousands living in Cologne. At this place near a busy road, hundreds of them gathering in a few trees in the evening. As a popular pet species, escaped birds have colonised a number of cities around the world, see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose-ringed_parakeet (Sony PCM D50)
About the place
Köln is a city of about 1,024,621 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. OttoAnna lists 772 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Am Leystapel, Thunmarkt, Köln - rush hour /w Rose-ringed parakeet” by udo noll – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0