Latin name
Passer domesticus
Family
Sparrows (Passeridae)
Description:
Noisy and gregarious, these cheerful exploiters of man's rubbish and wastefulness, have even managed to colonise most of the world. The ultimate opportunist perhaps, but now struggling to survive in the UK along with many other once common birds. They are clearly declining in both gardens and the wider countryside and their recent declines have earned them a place on the Red List.
Where to see them:
Found from the centre of cities to the farmland of the countryside, it feeds and breeds near to people. Vanishing from the centre of many cities, but not uncommon in most towns and villages. It is absent from parts of the Scottish Highlands and is thinly distributed in most upland areas.
When to see them:
All year round
What they eat:
Seeds and scraps
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House Sparrow Pulborough Brooks August 2010
Nikon D300S 200-400 f6.3, 1/400th sec, ISO400
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Nikon D300S - f5.6, 1/800th sec, ISO 400
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House Sparrow - Pulborough Brooks January 2011
Nikon D300S - f5, 1/800th sec, ISO320
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House Sparrow Pulborough Brooks August 2010
Nikon D300S 200-400 f5, 1/250th sec, ISO200
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House Sparrow Pulborough Brooks December 2010
Nikon D300S 200-400 f4, 1/250th sec, ISO 200
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