What happened to the Sparrows of old London?

Question

As a kid in the 70's I recall these pretty little birds being plentiful

Answer 1

They seem to be doing alright in Ireland, Dublin at least.I have a lot that Visits my Garden all Year round. I have Hedges in the Front and Back Gardens,  Trees and Shrubs. Plants that have Berries, Mahonia  Oregon Grape, Hollies ,Hazel ,etc, and no Pesticides or Weed Killers. There are Blue ****, Black Birds Etc . I think it is all the Pollution from chemicals,  Cars Pesticides that are Killing the Birds in other Countries. There was complaints about 12 Years ago about the lost of Song Birds so the Government with the Persuason of the Irish national Trust An Taisc got the Farmers to cut down on the Pesticides because it was harming the Birds. So it helped the Bird Population a lot and so  it has been noticed we have more Birds now.

Bird girl, In Dublin we have a big Problem with Domestic

               Cats that have been thrown out and have become Wild and are Producing  more Cats through not being Spayed and these Predate on  the  Birds. People are Irresponsible and just Dump their Cats when they get fed up with them.

Answer 2

Yeah, they're pretty sparse in Devon and in Yorkshire too.

Apparently the numbers are dwindling in the UK but they're in abundance in southern europe.

Numbers are down in France also!

Answer 3

yes you dont see that many now do you

I live in east anglia and the only time i see any now there are just a few with a group of starlings

there always used to be flocks of sparrows around, but not now

Answer 4

House Sparrows are in decline in their native homeland but are doing quite well here in the states where they are considered a nuisance or pest bird.  Unfortunately, passerine  or songbird species are declining worldwide in their native habitats.  Habitat destruction, pesticide use, pollution, and domestic cats all are playing a role in their dropping population.