| ID | 6947 |
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| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Air Port Terminal building |
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| Rough Address/Area | Aero Express Bus Stop, Hyderabad Airport (HYD), Shamshabad |
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| City/District | Hyderabad |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Location Latitude | 17.23573685 |
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| Location Longitude | 78.42954254 |
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| Q3. What time period are you reporting about? | 2010-2012 |
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| Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about? | City (outskirts) |
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| Q5. What kind of locality is/was this in the time period chosen above? | Airport |
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| 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) |
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| Q7. How well do/did you know this place in the time period chosen above? | I visited frequently |
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| Q8. How frequently did you see House Sparrows in the time period and locality/area chosen above? | Always: I saw sparrows every day |
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| 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 |
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| Q10. If House Sparrows are/were present in this time period and locality/area, did you observe active nests? | Nests seen frequently |
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| Q11. Would you like to share a story about House Sparrows from this time period? | I have an observation to make regarding Sparrows.
I noticed a lot of them in the terminal building of the airport(RGIA) yesterday.(02 May2012)
They are seen nesting in the metal girdles of the roof and also the false roofing of the waiting lounge.
It was actually a treat to see them over fly the stalls and the eateries.
There were many passengers who took notice of their over flights and hunt for food droppings and insects.
As per my estimation there could be over a 100 birds there.
In my opinion they have found a safe haven here in the comfort of air conditioned atmosphere, 24 hr food and undisturbed shelters high above.
I am afraid this will catch the attention of the airport authorities and soon this' Bird Menace' in the aviators' view may be eradicated once for all.
I request the experts to step in to conserve the last few birds.
We may need to get in touch with the airport authorities to pave an amicable solution. I am willing to be a part of the team.
Best wishes
Wg Cdr Y Prakash Rao
9491916209. |
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| Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality? | |
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| Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words. | |
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| Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes? | |
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| Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown? | |
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| Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality? | |
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| Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they? | |
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| Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality? | |
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