View Record #3556
| ID | 3556 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Gangulipukur, Dhakuria, South Kolkata |
| Rough Address/Area | K P Roy Lane, Dhakuria |
| City/District | Kolkata |
| State | West Bengal |
| Location Latitude | 22.56699944 |
| Location Longitude | 88.36699677 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
| 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? | Old residential area |
| 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? | 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? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | One of my colleague has reported me about a large population of house sparrows nearby Bally Station, just 8 Km from Howrah Station. A little magazine “Amitraxar”, published from Medinipur district of West Bengal has chosen house sparrow as the theme of their recent issue, but I have not been able to collect a copy of it. I also observe small flocks of house sparrows in my office campus nearby Howrah Station. Although it is 1 of the busiest areas of Bengal, our campus is a good habitat for Indian cuckoo, Blue throated barbet, Coppersmith barbet, Pied sterling, House crow, Common Myna, Hoopoe, Spotted dove, Rose ring parakeet, Black-hooded oriole, white breasted water hen, Pond heron, small egret and White-throated kingfisher. It also provided home to other creatures like Russell’s viper and Rock pigeon but they are not spotted very recently. |
| 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? |
