House or Hedge sparrow collects grubs and caterpillars, on a warm sunny day, to feed nestlings in the Ribble Estuary RSPB nature reserve. House sparrows are one of the most familiar birds in the UK. They are small chestnut brown birds with black streaks on their backs. Male house sparrows have grey crowns, cheeks and underparts with a black throat, upper breast and make between the bill and the eyes. Marshside a wetland nature reserve operated by the RSPB in the Marshside area of Southport, Merseyside, England.

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The house sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm and a mass of 24– g. Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings

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Location: Southport, UK
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