Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Kampong Thom's House Sparrows

We were forced to stay a night at the Arun Ras Hotel in Kampong Thom. On waking found the tree opposite my room full of house sparrows and the occasional plain-backed. There must have been between 500-1,000 in this tree. At dawn they started flying off in groups, most towards the floodplain. It must be a lot safer for them to roost in the middle of town than out in the floodplain, or there is just a lack of nice tall trees where they can sit together in the hundreds.

RvZ, 11 September 2015

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  1. kinareekinaraOctober 22, 2015 at 5:24 AM

    Amazing numbers, when you think that 20 years ago, there were none in the country. That is what we could call a population explosion!

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  2. Cambodia Birding NewsNovember 25, 2015 at 12:29 PM

    That's right and they are seen pretty much in all provinces these days

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