'He's causing havoc': Parrot loose in Inverness blamed for damage to cars

'He's causing havoc': Parrot loose in Inverness blamed for damage to cars4 days agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAngus ChisholmThe parakeet has been seen in Inverness since FebruaryA parrot is being blamed for causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage to cars in an Inverness suburb. The bird - a type of parrot called a parakeet - has been seen flying around the Lochardil area of the city since February this year. And local residents say they regularly see it pecking at window seals and windscreen wipers, gouging out huge chunks of rubber. "Parakeet is not a good word round here in Inverness," said local resident Cathleen MacKinnon. "This little chap causes havoc on the cars around here."She told BBC Radio Scotland's Out of Doors: "I have never seen the bird - I have just seen the damage it causes."Some of her neighbours are covering their cars in tarpaulin to protect them from the bird; one is rumoured to have spent £800 on repairs.Chrissanne Robertson's car has been damaged by the birdAnother resident, Chrissanne Robertson, said the bird was spotted in their street earlier this year. "And of course, we all thought it looked lovely, until we saw the damage it was doing to the cars," she added. "He's done a lot of damage to cars up and down the street and we can't do anything about it."She estimates that the bird has done thousands of pounds worth of damage during its time on the street. "Sometimes we'll see him, sometimes we won't," she said. "Sometimes it leaves, it can be away for a couple of weeks, and we think, 'oh we won't see it again', but then somebody will go out the next day and you'll here a shout of 'he's back again!'."Victoria PowellThe parakeet has been pictured sitting on the handle of Chrissane's front doorThe bird has pecked chunks out of the window sealsChrissanne said they had approached R...