CHANDIGARH,12.10.20-Once found in abundance around human habitation, house sparrows are missing for recent years in several areas of Chandigarh and around. Often reports are surfaced in newspapers and people fondly recall the association of chirping with calmness and serenity. Various groups of birders keep on clicking, posting, sharing and reviewing photos of house sparrows from other regions.

Panjab University is home of many researchers and birding enthusiasts, members of ‘Natural Biodiversity’ group online. The members go places to record various species of flora and fauna. They are used to hold discussions on various topics and house sparrows often take centre stage. Once mentioned by any, all starts turning over the pages from childhood.

Now there is a news to cherish and celebrate that a house sparrow female is spotted in Panjab University Campus. The coveted was spotted Oct 11, 2020 by Dishant Bansal (9 years), a young birding enthusiast who called immediately Dr. Arun Bansal to check and identify the bird. Jumping in joy Dr. Bansal couldn’t believe what he saw and clicked the photographs from far and under much difficult settings. In order to verify the identify, he shared the pics with various members including Dr. Gurpartap Singh, Mr. Sanjiv Khanna, Mr. Navtej Singh and Ms. Sarabjeet Kaur. Once they saw and confirmed congratulations were poured in.