View Record #2429



ID2429
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutNungi Station Bazar
Rough Address/AreaB.B.T Rd, Budge Budge
City/DistrictKolkata
StateWest Bengal
Location Latitude22.49717331
Location Longitude88.22520447
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?Market
Q6. Roughly how large is the locality/area from which you are reporting sparrows?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
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?Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month
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?Sparrows observed but no nests seen
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?Nungi station market is very nearby the Nungi station, it is a very crowded market...........there are soo many shops. There is a shop selling dry foods like, biscuits, bhujis, muri, some dried sweets etc. etc. .......... generally just around 12.30pm to 2pm there are a flock of sparrows who feed on those dried foods which had been thrown away outside of the shop by the shopkeeper. But no nest have been found till now. Particularly at that time those sparrows come, eat on those foods and then go away.
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?