Labour MP Stella Creasy has been mocked online after apparently mistaking one of London's well-known feral parakeets for a lost pet bird, sharing details or seeking help as though it had escaped from someone's home. Social media users quickly pointed out that the bright green ring-necked parakeets are a common, long-established sight across London parks and gardens rather than escaped domestic birds, prompting widespread teasing at the MP's expense.

The parakeets Creasy apparently mistook for a stray pet are actually one of the capital's most recognisable wildlife features, with an estimated population of tens of thousands descended from birds that established themselves in the wild decades ago, according to various origin theories ranging from 1970s film shoots to accidental releases. The incident quickly went viral, with commentators finding humour in a sitting MP being unfamiliar with a bird so ubiquitous in London that it has become something of a local emblem.