"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 20:03:10 -0000, "Keith G"
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"Keith G" wrote


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You're not wrong but sparrows are grain and seed eaters (and sliced
white
white bread) so the lack of flying insects probably present less of a
problem than say the less spilt grain today resulting from efficient
modern farming practices and the farmers ripping out all the hedges.


As per (in part):

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...servation.aspx

I always thought sparrows liked insects as well as the other stuff. Oh
well - I'm sure that some of the small birds are vanishing because of
the shortage of insects.


There can be little doubt of that! Shortage of food (insects and grain) and
habitat have made modern farmland a barren place for a lot of birds.