Green parrots fly solo as weathered buzzard comes under fire

MUCH commotion during Leaders’ Questions yesterday as two rare, exotic birds flew into the chamber and perched on the Government benches.

The surprise appearance startled many of the TDs, but a search through the relevant twitcher hand books soon had the creatures identified as the Lesser Spotted Green Tit Ciarán Cuffe, while the distinctive colouring gave away his coo-ing companion as Mary White-Throated Sparrow.

The pair first nested in Government Buildings shortly after the last general election with the rest of their flock – if, indeed, that is the right collective term for them – maybe it’s more accurate to refer to them as a smugness of Greens?