View Record #128



ID128
Q1. Name of locality or area you are reporting aboutIyerpadi Parry Agro Group Office
Rough Address/Area
City/DistrictIyerpadi
StateTamil Nadu
Location Latitude10.36381626
Location Longitude76.97755432
Q3. What time period are you reporting about?2010-2012
Q4. What kind of general area are you reporting about?Other rural area
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?100-500 metres across (eg, a market, bus-stand or park)
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?Occasionally: I saw sparrows several times a month
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?I moved to this place sometime in 2008 but till now I haven't seen House sparrows in this surrounding area. But last week I have seen pair of House Sparrows about 200 m away from the place I live. The place where I have seen is a old residential colony (Estate workers labor line) I have asked them how often they see House Sparrow and they said not very often and no nest seen by them. So I had to edit my observation here.
Q12. What kind of buildings are/were present during this time period in this locality?Huts, Single-storey bungalows
Q13. Please describe this locality/area in your words.This location is surrounded by Tea plantation
Q14. Does or did anyone feed sparrows in this locality/area, or put out nestboxes?Don't know
Q15. If this is an agricultural area, what are the main crops grown?Tea
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?2000-2004