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Noisy and gregarious, these cheerful exploiters of man's rubbish and wastefulness, have managed to colonise most of the world.
The House Sparrow is the ultimate opportunist, but is now struggling to survive in the UK. They are clearly declining in both gardens and the wider countryside and their recent declines have earned them a place on the Red List.
They used to be most common in gardens, but one nest has been found 600m down a coal mine shaft in Yorkshire!. The diet is made up of Seeds, also shoots, berries, scraps, nestlings mostly insects, mostly on ground, but will hover momentarily.
Number in Britain
13.4 million (sharp decline)
Conservation Status UK
Red
Status in UK
Resident Breeder
Length
14 cm
Wingspan
24cm
Weight
34g
Habitat
Near man, Mostly in Towns. Also common in: Villages
First Record
8th Century
Egg Size
22x16 mm
Egg Weight
2.9 g
Clutch Size
4-5 eggs
Incubation
13-15 days
Fledging
15-17 days
Number of broods
2 or 3
First clutches laid
Late March
Age at First Breeding
1 year
Typical Lifespan
3 years
Maximum Recorded Age
12 years, 0 months
