. ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 5 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁reached ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁ 5 , 8 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁area ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁( in ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 ▁ro ost s ). ▁ ▁British ▁par ake ets ▁are ▁most ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁south - east ▁of ▁England , ▁including ▁London ▁sub ur bs , ▁Sur rey , ▁Kent ▁and ▁Sus sex . ▁ ▁Par ake et ▁populations ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁reported ▁further ▁north ▁in ▁Liverpool , ▁Manchester , ▁B irmingham , ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁As ▁par ake ets ▁are ▁spread ing ▁and ▁bre eding ▁so ▁quickly , ▁estimates ▁of ▁par ake et ▁numbers ▁vary . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Natural ▁History ▁Society ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁largest ▁population ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁exist ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁London ▁sub ur bs ▁where , ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁birds ▁ro ost ed ▁princip ally ▁in ▁E sh er ▁Rugby ▁Gr ound , ▁E sh er ▁( E sh er ▁Rugby ▁Club ▁named ▁its ▁women ' s ▁team ▁" The ▁Par ake ets " ▁in ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁birds ). ▁The ▁Royal ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Bird s ▁( R SP B ) ▁estimates ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁around ▁ 8 , 6 0 0 ▁bre eding ▁pairs ▁in ▁Britain . ▁Other ▁scientific ▁counts ▁in