View Record #8141
| ID | 8141 |
|---|---|
| Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting about | Pothaipally, Shameerpet Mandal, RR Dist |
| Rough Address/Area | |
| City/District | |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Location Latitude | 17.04776192 |
| Location Longitude | 80.09819031 |
| 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? | Agricultural fields |
| 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 visited frequently |
| 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? | On the 7th of May, 2012, while I was driving down the Tummukunta/Pothaypally Rd, Shameerpet, RR Dist, AP, I suddenly spotted a small group of birds take wing as the car approached. One of the birds had paused on the sand beside the road, and as I passed I saw it was a sparrow! I was thrilled because it is quite sometime since I've seen one. Several months ago I've seen one or two of them flying about, a little away from this place, but I've never been able to get a close look like I did on the 7th. As a child, I lived at Yousufguda, Hyderabad, and we used to have sparrows trying to build their nests in the bowl of the ceiling fans. |
| 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? |
