View Record #6276
| ID | 6276 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Lingampally, Hyderabad |
| Rough Address/Area | Serilingampally |
| City/District | Hyderabad |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Location Latitude | 17.47999954 |
| Location Longitude | 78.33000183 |
| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | Other |
| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | New residential development |
| 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 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? | Interesting enough, to see sparrows grow in an atmosphere where there is enough grain, insects and open terrain with deciduous trees, and ofcourse huge trees would be an added advantage. That supports variety of birds though, but with what is very meagre amount of food for us, its a fiesta that day spared for them. They truly control pests such as cockroaches, small insects such as lightworms, beetles, bugs, wasps, etc., along with lizards, who have a major contribution in eradicating these pests. Usually residential areas with multistoried buildings have the drains, sewage pipes full of roaches. They do outbound at evenings here. These flying insects crawl upon and into houses, live and rampant cozily if overlooked. Sparrows observe these creatures movements and do eat them. More the birds more the control. The planet earth hosts a massive 17 trillion species of insects in various forms and the best eco-control contribution is from birds, lizards, snakes too. Many consider snakes in India as a pest, a danger, a wierd thing till date, but they do control pests like rats, bandicoots, and dwell on small birds within reach. This inturn keeps eco system in. Sparrows certainly need some waterhole (continuous or continual) that lets them quench their thirst, bathe and swirl in these waters, preferably cool waters. Another natural incidence I shall quote very soon in this episode of House Sparrows, after a short nap. |
| 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? |
