Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus, male coming into full summer breeding plumage, perched in a hedgerow at Manea, Cambridgeshire.

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Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus, male coming into full summer breeding plumage, perched in a hedgerow at Manea, Cambridgeshire. Resident and breeding species in the UK with localised populations, it has declined in numbers, but is now recovering. Elsewhere in the world it is widespread and has healthy populations and is even a pest species in some areas.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Manea Cambridgeshire
Photo credit: © Nigel Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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