View Record #143



ID143
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutNanakramguda village
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictHyderabad
StateAndhra Pradesh
Location Latitude17.42020226
Location Longitude78.35017395
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?Other
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)
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?Often: I saw sparrows several times a week
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?I use this route to commute to office daily. My time of visit is generally between 11.00 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. (variable based on the time I have to be in office). Almost all the times I pass this village, I observe between 10 - 20 Sparrows along the route. BUT ONLY IN THIS VILLAGE. Even a few hundred metres before and beyond the village I do not see any sparrows. They are only seen in the confines of the village, around the three grain stores that are in the place.
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?