View Record #1776



ID1776
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutBhel Nagar
Rough Address/AreaAyodhya Bypass
City/DistrictBhopal
StateMadhya Pradesh
Location Latitude23.25721169
Location Longitude77.47894287
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (outskirts)
Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above?New residential development
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?Less than 100 metres across (eg, a few houses or shops)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I lived there
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Always: I saw sparrows every day
Q9. When you did see House Sparrows in this time period and locality/area, how many did you typically see?A fair number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 5 and 30 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen occasionally
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?My house is located at the last corner of the colony and after my house thre is some uncultivated land. We have got some open space backside our house and every day my wife keeps grains (Rice etc.) in a plate to feed sparrows. on first two days no birds came but third day we say two sparrows arrived and in evening the number increased to 5-6 now each day 20-30 sparrows come regularly in morning and evening without missing a day. I get the chance to feed them once in a week and that is "SUNDAY" rest my wife feeds them everday. We both love these birds very much.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?