View Record #1999



ID1999
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutvakalapudi light house
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictKakinada
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude17.01454163
Location Longitude82.28267670
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?Other commercial area
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?500 m to 1 km across (eg, a residential colony, commercial area or small village)
Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above?I worked/studied 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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I am observing more sparrows in this area. Here there are more Oil industries using Husk for the Boilers so there may be Rise(Pady) in the husk. the sparrows like paddy very much.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Other (please specify)
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.It is like a village atmosphere
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Food
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?paddy
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?A few
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?2005-2009