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The House Sparrow is now a conservation species and is thankfully resident
around the Kinson Common. It is a very chirpy and sociable bird.
Everyone is familiar with its general shape, size and colouration.
The female is always a duller brown and lacks the noticeable black bib
grey-brown crown of the male.
Haunt. General around the Common, often on the fringes very close to
human habitation.
Nest. In a building, usually under under loose tiling in the eaves. The nest is
an untidy affair constructed from straw and lots of feathers.
Eggs. 5-6 are laid from February to August and beyond. The eggs are
greyish or brownish in colour.
Food. All types of seeds and insects, also garden scraps.
Notes. "Chirps" and "churrs".
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