tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post5868190670562989865..comments2024-03-19T00:13:22.599+00:00Comments on LETTERS FROM SHEPPEY: A cold look backDerek Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-68065915405946136552013-02-25T17:57:06.375+00:002013-02-25T17:57:06.375+00:00Sue,
The sparrows that you would of seen around y...Sue,<br /><br />The sparrows that you would of seen around your garden would of almost certainly been House Sparrows, not the now increasingly uncommon Tree Sparrow. In the Canaries they would also be a regional variety such as Spanish Sparrow, there are also Italian Sparrows, all similar except I suppose they chirrup in a different language.<br /><br />Back here unfortunately, while House Sparrows are still to be found in good numbers, 30 odd a day in my garden, they are also decreasing in numbers quite rapidly.<br /><br />Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-30987524098747079922013-02-25T16:58:46.760+00:002013-02-25T16:58:46.760+00:00We've noticed a huge decrease in sparrow numbe...We've noticed a huge decrease in sparrow numbers in our Garden. We're not far from you (Whitstable). <br /><br />Our garden attracts lots of Great Tits, Blue Tits, Chaffinches, Black Cap, Long Tailed Tits, Robins and Blackbirds. We have very few dunnocks or tree sparrows (and the sparrows used to be here in huge numbers a few years back)<br /><br />But ... we have a holiday home on Fuerteventura (Canaries) where the sparrow numbers seem to be on the increase and the little guys are very noisy and active. If you had the choice between living on sunny Fuerte or icy cold Harty which would you select if you were a sparrow? :-)Sue Clinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582183867336673426noreply@blogger.com