The cheery and sociable house sparrow is more closely associated with ... On freshly molted (nonbreeding) bird, the blackish and reddish regions obscured by gray feather tips.

Despite the name, these invasive birds are not actually sparrows but weaver finches, related to other weavers in Africa and elsewhere. European Starling Starlings, which are from Europe and Asia, ...

Let’s look at some of our guests. The first brown bird that might come to mind is the sparrow, and several species come to my feeder. The house sparrow is common in cities and suburbs.

House sparrows are an invasive pest that come with a slew of issues, including property damage and aggression to other birds.

RSPB The house sparrow has topped the list in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch Survey for 2025 both in Cumbria and the UK as a whole. The blue tit and blackbird rounded off the top three for birds ...