View Record #5734



ID5734
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutOff R.B.Kadam road, near rupal industrial estate
Rough Address/AreaGhatkopar West
City/DistrictMumbai
StateMaharashtra
Location Latitude19.09352684
Location Longitude72.90415955
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?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 large number: When I saw sparrows, there were usually between 30 and 100 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?As other parts of the city, even my area where i currently live (Bhatwadi) is also going through development for eg. metro line being constructed just 200 meters away, new building constructions, too many cars/bikes, few mobile towers built over buildings (approx 50to100 mtrs away) etc. But am fortunate to see sparrows/pigeons/crows/squirrels in good number. I guess it must be because of some trees left in this area. Hope people pay more attention to growing trees and plants then birds will definitely find their homes.
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?