View Record #5409



ID5409
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutIndia
Rough Address/AreaTimarpur
City/DistrictNew Delhi
StateDelhi
Location Latitude28.69998360
Location Longitude77.22016144
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?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 lived there
Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above?Never: I saw no sparrows during this period
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?No sparrows observed
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I have been living in this area only since mid year 2008. I must say I never observed any house sparrow, although I did observed parrots a lot but never a house sparrow. I think I had observed 1 or 2 in recent past...may be 4 months back. Initially when I came from Agra here I felt as if Delhi never had house sparrows so i just always use to cherish my old days from Dehradun and some time in Agra so as to have their (House sparrow) memories.......
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?