"Ownership" Controversy
Locally, there is dispute over whether the birds are "Kingston Parakeets"—belonging to Kingston upon Thames, on the south-side of the river—or "Twickenham Parakeets"—belonging to Twickenham, on the north. While the birds are more often referred to as the Kingston Parakeets, their more regular nesting-ground appears to be in Twickenham. They have also been referred to in print as the "Norbiton Parakeets" and the "Jewels of Chessington".
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