View Record #5226



ID5226
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutZehra Nagar crossroads, Banjara Hillls, Road no 10
Rough Address/AreaNandi Nagar, Banjara Hills
City/DistrictHyderabad
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude17.41720009
Location Longitude78.43826294
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?Other
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 few birds: When I saw sparrows, there were usually less than 5 birds
Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?We have an active nest in a crevice in an exterio wall of the house itself. The opening is partially covered by tiled window eaves. I see the nesting pair almost every day in the morning. I have also noticed another female around the nest occasionally, i.e. I see two females at the same time.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Grain shops, Vegetable shops, Other food shops, Non-food shops, Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Multi-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Less than a kilometer from this locality is the KBR National Park, a walled park of a few hundred acres in area consisting mostly of sparse forest with a few small water bodies.
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Don't know
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Some
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?Wall cavity
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?