My pink and grey galah cockatoo flew off from the garden at 4.10pm Thursday 19 February 2015.
She flew from Frankby Road, West Kirby, towards Wirral Mount/Black Horse Hill way.
She is a beautiful bird and very timid, so she's probably tucked away somewhere, please keep a look out for her.
Contact me if you see anything or hear anything at all
[email protected] thank you. She is bright pink with light grey wings.
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So sorry to hear that. Please let her be found.
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Hope this helps and good luck. Poor little bird.
I do hope you find her.
Her name would also be of help.Just incase she is spotted.
Poor little bird indeed granny, unfair to keep a free bird in a cage.
Seems it's spreading its wings, ruffling it's feathers a bit.
Heres hoping the weather stays mild till she's found. Fingers crossed.
No news, no sightings at all, thank you for your kind thoughts, And Ste of New Brighton, you know nothing of any circumstance so keep your views to yourself, they are not kind.
And you a troll? put on here to upset people when they are stressed?
Don't despair Margy I,m hoping you get good news soon. We had a parrot fly off from Tony(I think ) a wiki member some time ago. He was absolutely distraught but thankfully after a few days she turned up and was returned. Here's hoping for you.
I'm hoping that tomorrow she will emerge from hiding, she's such a timid bird, frightened of her own shadow.
I'm also hoping she is where I think she is, all it takes is for her to come out and get on one of the feeders.
Fingers crossed xx
Her name is Lexxi by the way x
Can people just click the 'share options'? Takes a milli- second, that is all. Lets get this bird found safe and well.
Looks something like this, I assume.
Still remember the pure horror when Our Gee, a budgy- escaped. He was hardly ever in his cage and he just flew out......gutted.
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Margy, this is one success story on wiki. Don't give up as this may give you hope and a few ideas. This one was missing for a couple of days. Others have been found after a longer period of time.
https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums...228/missing_african_grey.html#Post901228
Good luck Margy , I hope you have her back soon.
With Lexxi's plummage, she shouldn't be too hard to spot if she's lying low somewhere. Someone will see her hopefully. As the owner of a large White/Umbrella Cockatoo, I feel for you. I'd be gutted if Poppy did a runner/flyer!
Fingers crossed for you. Chin up Margy!
Any news about Lexxi?..Margy.
The weather is not so good today.Just keeping my fingers crossed for you x
Good luck with finding your cockatoo - have sent out a tweet to make people aware of this thread ( maybe someone can do Facebook) and to ask if they can keep an eye out! Stay positive as birds can be very hardy when needed!
Good luck, my sis parrot done the same last year and was away for 5 months. Found 2 miles and thankfully the owners of the house near were he was allowed his cage to be put in garden. Several days later he went in and is home safe and sound.
You are all great, thank you for your thoughts.
still no sign and yes, you'd think with a bright pink body she'd be seen. I think she is hiding, she's a frightened birdie.
Hope she's home soon, worried sick. xx
Still no news, no sightings, no sound, nothing.
Supposed to be in the globe and the news tomorrow.
So sorry you have not found her yet Margy. Was wondering.... Let's hope the publicity in the Globe will bring you some good news. Crossing my fingers, good luck..
Keeping my eyes peeled margy. Had a word with the lads who go fishing around the ponds as well
Thank you everyone, you are brilliant xx
Been following the thread. I am a bit useless over Here but I do hope you know I am sending lots of wishes that you get her back. Lynne x
Don't give up!!!!
Oh MArgy I really hope LExxi is found soon, I know how precious she is to you
Its Em from Moreton btw xxx
Dont give up.maybe a good idea to put it in the local news paper.
I do hope she is found real soon.
fingers crossed for you.xx
No sign at all, not sightings nothing.
Hi Em. x
The local rags are really rubbish.
So worried about your little bird. I have been reading some info. which included this paragraph, so don't give up yet, we are all willing her home.
Also, talk to your companion in your heart. Let him know that you are not giving up and will find him. Keep thinking positive things and holding him in your thoughts. Parrots are telepathic and they can pick up some of our thoughts.
So worried about your little bird. I have been reading some info. which included this paragraph, so don't give up yet, we are all willing her home.
Also, talk to your companion in your heart. Let him know that you are not giving up and will find him. Keep thinking positive things and holding him in your thoughts. Parrots are telepathic and they can pick up some of our thoughts.
So sad i hope you do find her.Dont give up xx
Spoken to a lady tonight, she saw lexxi on the day she went in her garden, by Newton Football ground, Greasby.
So off to trawl around the area and put posters up in the morning.
Fingers crossed. Here's hoping !!
This is great news margy, let us know. Stay positive x
Fantastic news!!!! Got everything crossed!!!!
Ooh here's hoping you find Lexxi, someone may have taken her in. Good luck Margy x
Fingers, legs and eyes crossed......good luck Margy
Yes the very best of luck to you Margy.
No sign of Lexxi anywhere, though lots of posters put up and more to go up tomorrow.
Thank you for all your positive remarks, it really does help xx
Probably teaching my granny to suck eggs but have you been in touch with the local Birdwatcher groups?
How far can they fly? There was one found on the 20th in Halifax. It's only 72 miles from West Kirby by road, as a bird fly's it would be less.
Being hopeful.
Where is this information please Granny? Quite possible with the winds!
Hell granny well done!
Let us know margy asap x
Good work Granny, didn't know a site like this was around. Oh Margy hoping and praying it is Lexxi. x
Thank you granny, waiting on a phonecall from John Haywood now !!
What a day!
waited all day for the lost and found parrots uk to ring back, he said that he didn't cross reference the galah with y galah because it would be too far away!!! er, no it wouldn't. Then he said that Birdline had been asked to pick a bird up, they couldn't arrange it, so one of the vet staff had taken the galah home.
So, still on the phone, no one knows the name of the vets! But it was in Halifax so about to email all then vets in Halifax! so no, no news about Lexxi, it could be her, I have to find out.
Oh poor you Margy your nerves must be shredded, so still in limbo! It is a fair distance but abit of a coincidence for two galah cockatoos to go missing about same time. Hope you get some good news soon x
I really feel for you Margy. When Gee escaped, I recieved a random phone call from someone who thought she had my budge.
I put my jeans and shoes back on with one hand whilst on the phone to the woman with the other.....then she said she was in the South East
According to her, it was entirely plausible for a budgie to travel so far.
There is a thread on here somewhere with members comparing 'our Gee' and the bird, similiar looking who was found....
They are plucky (no pun). Never give up hope...x
What a nightmare, but keep the hope. As you say it could be her and not finding out would torment you for ever.
Is there anything any of us can do to help ? Also, have you phoned Birdline ? They would know the location of where the bird could have been picked up from, that could help locate the vet.
I think we are all suffering with you on here Margy. Suggestion that you phone everyone of them tomorrow as well as emailing.
Local radio station
http://www.phoenixfm.co.uk/
Spoken to birdline, a few times, Halifax but nothing more as the vet was supposed to get back to them, Could be that someone claimed the galah, thats why they didn't get back. Will phone but working in the morning and no chance at all to phone whilst they are open. Usually only a couple of hours on a saturday. Had a few more 'nasty' calls from kids, thinking they are so clever but not that clever that they don't hide their numbers! a couple of calls of parrot noises, which have been investigated. It's a waiting game I feel.....which it would just hurry itself up!
Would you like me to phone some of the vets for you ?
Thank you for the offer Granny, lets see what the emails bring back to me, if there is no response, then I'll be ringing around, or hubby can do it. xx
That's ok but ask if you need, I'm sure we would all help if we could.
What a beautiful bird, Margy.
Margy... On the possibility of her heading for Halifax, I've dug up the wind details for the 18th,19th and 20th Feb.2015. Using "Wirral" as the reference point, the mean wind speeds on those days were:
18th Feb. SW 25-32mph
19th Feb SSW 25mph
20th Feb W 19mph
On the 18th and 19th, Halifax would have been downwind(ish). Depends I suppose on how strong a flier she is, even with a following wind?
We are all still hoping for a happy outcome on this.
Thats pointing to her not being in Halifax or even Huddersfield as BL have decided now that it wasn't halifax, though ca't really remember!
She's a flier but not air fit, aviary fit yes, but not air fit, think she may have been blown down wind not upwind. Thank you for that, though I still need to follow this through to see where she is. I'll post a bit later of where we are up to xx
No replies from any of the vets in Halifax. A very kind soul called Scarlett, kindly offered to phone all the vets for me this morning whilst I really was tied up at work. she not only phoned the vets and asked them if they had had a Galah handed in but also called the person from Birdline who took the call from the vets.
To cut a long story short, BL person didn't take any contact details as she was expecting the vets to call back after they had taken ring number and called John Hayward to let him know about the Galah. They didn't. She hadn't taken any details she said but it was definitely Halifax. After speaking to Scarlett, being asked to find the telephone records and trace it back from there, she couldn't she said as they had hundreds of calls! She then phoned hubby, while I was at work and decided it could have been Huddersfield!
So, back to work finding the numbers of the vets in Huddersfield, sending them all emails and as I'm at work yet again, all day, Scarlett has kindly offered to do the telephone part!
The husband is really hopeless at this kind of thing unless it's for a motorbike part and to be honest, I know if Scarlett gets on the phone she won't be fobbed off, she can smell a rat a mile off.
Really frustrating I know, trying very hard to stay calm and to take things in my stride.. Can't say it's very proffessional of BL to not take a contact number. This may not be Lexxi, but if a Galah has been handed in, I want to make absolutely sure it's not her. I've got to.
Had a sighting in West Kirby, Bolton Avenue to be precise. A man phoned this afternoon, said he saw her saturday morning 6.30 am. in a tree in his garden. didn't know about any missing galah's until he saw the poster today.
So thats another lead to go and investigate. Keep your eyes out West Kirbites please!
Had a sighting in West Kirby, Bolton Avenue to be precise. A man phoned this afternoon, said he saw her saturday morning 6.30 am. in a tree in his garden. didn't know about any missing galah's until he saw the poster today.
So thats another lead to go and investigate. Keep your eyes out West Kirbites please!
is encouraging news indeed. A little more likely than Halifax etc.
Good luck yet again Margy in your search for Lexxi. I really really hope you get a phone call to say she's been found and you can go get her. X
My thoughts are with you Margy,
I hope lexxi will be back with you soon xx
Me too everyone, wish she would come home. her sister is doing strange things out in the aviary and watching through the window, think she knows she is out there close by.
Take her sister out in the open in West Kirby in a cage, on Grange hill (which is right by Boulton Road). A few whistles (or whatever they do) might do the trick.
She's been out a few times, but I will take her out again, and make her sing!
Dead end, it was the ringneck again flying around.
Sorry to hear that Margy. So it goes on, you must feel rotten...what is a Ringneck is it a wild bird? Still hoping for you x
Great pity. As Cools said, we are still hoping.
Maybe someone has taken it in to there home and adopted it????
Never the less our thoughts are still with you and Lexxi x.
No, no news, it is in the wirral news, the tiniest size they could make it, not sure about the globe yet, haven't had it.
A ringneck is a parrot, a green one.