Sparrow on feeder with house in background, UK - Ben Hall/2020VISION
The House Sparrow Project
Spring 2024
Thank you for your interest in joining The House Sparrow Project. Unfortunately, there are no spaces left for the 2024 survey however please come back next year. For now, there are plenty of campaigns you can take part in and actions you can take for wildlife.
Become a citizen scientist
House sparrow populations have declined significantly in England over the last 50 years. The reasons for this decline are still not fully understood, so we need your help to find out!
This spring, we are asking 40 people to join The House Sparrow Project to help us establish where across Essex house sparrows occur and why this may be. House sparrows are associated with human dwellings; hence there is high likelihood of them being present in most neighbourhoods. However, survey which show no sightings of house sparrows are just as important for our research.
Our 40 volunteers will conduct a small number of house sparrow surveys in either a garden, or local area and answer questions related to their area. All training will be given in an online webinar, and we expect the total time contribution to not exceed 4 hours. Can you help us gain a better understanding of the decline of these familiar yet vulnerable species?
Spots on the survey will be given on a first come first served basis.
Take part in The House Sparrow Project
Fill out the form below to sign up to the project. You will be added to our project mailing list so that we can contact about the project including how to take part in the required training session. You also have to opportunity to sign up to our campaigns email list to hear about our other campaigns for wildlife.