Though house sparrows (Passer domesticus) look a bit like native North American species such as chipping sparrows (Spizella ...

Whether you feed the birds or not, chances are that you have some of nature’s pests in your back yard. They could be of the animal nature or even plants that quietly can take over your yard!

Anyone with sparrows in their garden in the UK is being asked to take immediate action amid a shocking decline in numbers. BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science program was yesterday told that numbers in the ...

Owners of bluebird boxes are being reminded to monitor them regularly as the nesting season is now in full flow. The boxes are frequently taken over by house sparrows, which are known to attack ...

Q: Just this morning, (Monday) the swallows arrived back to try again to nest in a box we put out for the bluebirds. Last year, sparrows took the box and that was the end of an opportunity to have ...

12:59, Fri, Jun 20, 2025 Updated: 13:37, Fri, Jun 20, 2025 UK gardeners with house sparrows flitting through their foliage are being urged to take immediate, crucial action in the face of a staggering ...