Can you help us find wild parakeet feathers?
Not so long ago we did a Springwatch story about wild parakeets becoming established in the Midlands. Now researchers at the University of Kent want to study parakeet DNA to learn more about what may well be Britain's fastest growing bird population. The researchers have a fascinating website here which explains much more about their work.
To analyse the parakeet DNA they need as many wild parakeet feathers as possible. So if you see parakeets in your garden, walking the dog or in the park please keep your eyes peeled for feathers.
Collect any you find and send them to me and I'll pass them onto the researchers. Please include the location the feathers come from and your contact details. My address is;
David Gregory, BBC Birmingham, B1 1AY
We'll report back in a few months with the results. In the meantime here's our original report to give you some idea of what you should be looking for.
I'm David Gregory, BBC Science Correspondent for the West Midlands. My first law states: "Science is the answer." There is no second law. Feel free to drop me a line: 
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At 15:54 8th Mar 2011, Wildlife Filmer Adam wrote:Will this be plugged on BBC Midlands Today??
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