Things you need to know about HOUSE SPARROWS! A Shot Of Wildlife

The house sparrow recently came in at top place in
the UK big garden bird watch and there are thought
to be more than 5million pairs in the country,
So it might come as a surprise that these noisy,
gregarious little birds are less than half as common
as they were in the late 1970s. House sparrows are
slightly larger than robins with a wingspan of 21 to
25 centimetres and grow to weigh around 31 grams.
Both the males and females have mottled brown
wings but the males have distinctive head markings
that helps to separate them. This includes white
cheek patches, a grey cap, chestnut markings down
the back of the head anda black bib. This bib varies
in size depending on the birds social status. Young
birds look very similar to females but have a more
washed out appearance and have slightly yellow
looking beaks.