A male house sparrow shelters from the rain in a barn in Kilkenny. The once ubiquitous species has baffled experts by their diminishing numbers. *The Government is tomorrow expected to publish a report into the population decline of two of Britain's commonest birds. The document funded by the Department of the Environment,Food and Rural Affairs, looks at the fortunes of the starling and the house sparrow following recent reports that these once widespread species no longer feature in many suburban parks and gardens. 10/07/03 : Lincoln is top of a league for house sparrow sightings - and

A male house sparrow shelters from the rain in a barn in Kilkenny. The once ubiquitous species has baffled experts by their diminishing numbers. *The Government is tomorrow expected to publish a report into the population decline of two of Britain's commonest birds. The document funded by the Department of the Environment,Food and Rural Affairs, looks at the fortunes of the starling and the house sparrow following recent reports that these once widespread species no longer feature in many suburban parks and gardens. 10/07/03 : Lincoln is top of a league for house sparrow sightings - and Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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G60P4H

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7.5 MB (228.7 KB Compressed download)

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2000 x 1312 px | 33.9 x 22.2 cm | 13.3 x 8.7 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

1 August 2002

Location:

Cork UK

Photographer:

Haydn West

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A male house sparrow shelters from the rain in a barn in Kilkenny. The once ubiquitous species has baffled experts by their diminishing numbers. *The Government is tomorrow expected to publish a report into the population decline of two of Britain's commonest birds. The document funded by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, looks at the fortunes of the starling and the house sparrow following recent reports that these once widespread species no longer feature in many suburban parks and gardens. 10/07/03 : Lincoln is top of a league for house sparrow sightings - and London is last, according to a survey by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Concern has grown in recent years over the disappearance from many towns and cities of the once familiar bird. But results of a nationwide study by the RSPB show that sparrows are more likely to be seen at homes where food is provided. The Government is tomorrow expected to publish a report into the population decline of two of Britain's commonest birds. The document funded by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, looks at the fortunes of the starling and the house sparrow following recent reports that these once widespread species no longer feature in many suburban parks and gardens.

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