... populations in rural areas had declined by 47% by 2000, and those in urban and suburban areas by about 60% [ 1. ]

Disappearing house sparrows

Passer domesticus


TITLE: Passer domesticus. Common or House-Sparrow.
NAMES:  Gould, John (1804-1881)  (Author)
COLLECTION:   Birds of Great Britain
DATES / ORIGIN:
    Date Issued:  1862 - 1873
    Place:  London
    Publisher:  J. Gould
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:  Lithographs  Hand-coloured Extent: 54 x 36 cm

Daguerreotype of house sparrow

House sparrow


Gilded mercury daguerreotype on solid silver plate
Actual size: 5 x 4 inches (approx. 127 mm x 102 mm x 0.5mm)
Hallmarked: London, 2021
Made: August, 2021

Edition: 1/1


References

  1. BirdTrends 2020: trends in numbers, breeding success and survival for UK breeding birds - House sparrow
    Woodward, I.D., Massimino, D., Hammond, M.J., Barber, L., Barimore, C., Harris, S.J., Leech, D.I., Noble, D.G., Walker, R.H., Baillie, S.R. & Robinson, R.A. (2020)
    Research Report 732. BTO, Thetford.
    www.bto.org/birdtrends
  2. Wild Bird Populations in the UK
    Department for Environment Food And Rural Affairs
    National Statistics
    7 November, 2023
  3. Birds of Conservation Concern 5 - Summary leaflet (PDF 649 KB)
    Author(s): Stanbury, A.J., Eaton, M.A., Aebischer, N.J., Balmer, D., Brown, A.F., Douse, A., Lindley, P., McCulloch, N., Noble, D.G. & Win, I.
    December 2021

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