| ID | 6156 |
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Sheikh Sarai 2 |
| Rough Address/Area | K Pocket |
| City/District | New Delhi |
| State | Delhi |
| Location Latitude | 28.53443527 |
| Location Longitude | 77.22844696 |
| 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? | Rarely: I saw sparrows only a few times in many months or a year |
| 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? | Sparrows observed but no nests seen |
| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | 5 Years back Sheikh Sarai was alive with the chirping of sparrow. For the last 2 years I have rarely seen any sparrows. Whenever my children and I spot a sparrow we have a minor celebration. Sheikh Sarai has a number of pigeons and crows. surprisingly this area now has a tree pie couple and quite a few green bee catchers. But although these have increased, the number of sparrows has almost disappeared. I have recently shifted to Noida. And I am very glad to say that there is a visible population of house sparrow here. |
| 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, Other (please specify) |
| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | Sheikh Sarai2 is a small residential locality with a self sustained market, banks and two colleges. |
| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | Neither |
| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | N.A. |
| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | Some |
| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |