View Record #994



ID994
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutSerrilingampally
Rough Address/AreaSerilingampally
City/DistrictHyderabad
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude17.47999954
Location Longitude78.33000183
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?City (outskirts)
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?More than 1 km across (eg, a large village or town)
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?It was strange to find this survey. Some days back, i was really wondering what happened to all the sparrow population in the locality and today i saw this article in timesofindia about the survey. I remember the chirping noise which used to wake me up in the morning. They all are gone now. Hardly i observe any sparrow, forget about the nest. And its more of a sudden, drastic drop i observed. Cant be isolated to my place, as this survey itself tells me that its a world wide event.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Huts, Single-storey bungalows, Apartment complexes
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.Populated and polluted, even though there are some green places near by.
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?
Q16. How much green space exists/existed in this locality?Extensive
Q17. If you have seen sparrow nests, where were they?
Q18. When did mobile phone coverage arrive at this locality?1995-1999