View Record #6838



ID6838
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutShantinagar
Rough Address/AreaCityoutskirts
City/DistrictSouth Goa
StateGoa
Location Latitude15.25863361
Location Longitude73.97584534
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Village
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 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?Nests seen frequently
Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period?I live in 1st floor flat of 2 storey building. Three nests are in my flat. Two nests from front side of building, ventilator of a window and , in gallery and third in a space made above bathroom where a small ventilation is made from back side of the building. A pair with their small ones in the ventilation of window. 2 to 3 in a nest in gallery. A pair in space above bathroom. 2 to 3 (3 to 6 in rainy season)come daily after 1800 hrs for night halt inside of the back gallery on the grills (here no nest, they sit/sleep single).
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?