View Record #2366



ID2366
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutMalviya Nagar
Rough Address/AreaShivalik
City/DistrictNew Delhi
StateDelhi
Location Latitude28.53873825
Location Longitude77.21196747
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?1995-1999
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (main)
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?No sparrows observed
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?The sparrow is our school time favorite. whether it is drawing, or happy chirping, which we are missing. My mother used to feed them with chapati with ghee and sugar grains. Even the bird found always fighting on the mirror of my scooter and i have to cover it to stop their fighting. One i have seen them around 5 nos in parking of Eros tower in Nehru place, but their feather looks torn and the bird look not well. we still use to give the food for the birds, but now the crow, maina and other bird come to eat that. even these birds make sound if we fail to give food in time, which was earlier made by the sparrows.
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?