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Old 17-03-10, 08:11 PM
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I took this while cycle touring Andalucia in 2006. I labled it a sparrow but as silly as it may seem to you my bird knowledge is comparatively little


While I'm at it is this? taken in mallorca last Sept


and this ???

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Old 17-03-10, 08:17 PM
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Looks like a picture of a bird Itook today. I think it's a hedge sparrow. Or tree sparrow
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Old 17-03-10, 08:32 PM
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They are all House Sparrows which are sadly in decline and on the red list. A bird I rarely get to see in my garden these last few years so it is a treat to for me when I see them.

The RSPB: House sparrow
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Old 18-03-10, 09:01 AM
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They are all House Sparrows which are sadly in decline and on the red list. A bird I rarely get to see in my garden these last few years so it is a treat to for me when I see them.

The RSPB: House sparrow
Yes simply House Sparrows.......I'm not sure if they're on the endangered list on the continent too but as Judith says they are sadly diminishing in numbers here in the UK.
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Saw loads up here. Tryin to get pictures was murder though. Verry very skittish.

Note: Tree sparrow has a black mark on it's cheeks.

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