Sparkhill Park Bird Trail – House Sparrow
Learn about the House Sparrow
- At circa 14-16 cm long the house sparrow is a noisy, sociable bird
- Thanks to their cheerful ability to make the most of humanity’s rubbish and wastefulness they can be found all around the world
Facts about the house sparrow courtesy from the RSPB
- Scientific name ” Passer domesticus”
- Monitoring suggests a severe decline in the UK House Sparrow population
- Recently estimated as dropping by 71% between 1977 and 2008 with large falls in both rural and urban populations putting the house sparrow on the Red List of endangered species
- Their numbers are still dropping in England but breeding Bird Survey data indicates recent population increases in Scotland, Wales and Northern IrelandÂ
Play the video above to hear more about the sparrow from local community nature champion, Chris Millward.
The Sparkhill Park Bird Trail is a community project led by ecobirmingham, offering opportunities to families, individuals and visitors to get outside and enjoy this lovely green space, connect with the nature and its bird population in a playful way whilst learning some fun facts about our feathered friends.
Take a lovely walk around the park, spot the hidden bird sculptures, and scan the QR codes or visit our website to play videos like this and learn more about the birds that live there.
We hope you enjoy the bird trail and exploring Sparkhill Park, one of Birmingham’s great green spaces and getting to know our special feathered friends who live there.
This project was made possible thanks to the support of local artists Juneau Projects, local organisations, The Springfield Project (as part of their Sparkhill Child Neighbourhood Project), the Friends of Sparkhill Park as well as Chris Millward, founder of the Brum Biosphere network.
ecobirmingham is a non-profit organisation. With the support of our wonderful community, we can continue providing activities that help make Birmingham a greener, fairer and healthier place to live. Your support means the world – Donate if you can.