Size and trends of the House Sparrow Passer domesticus population in Great Britain

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Determinants of bird species richness in public green spaces (2007, background): “In Europe, species once thought of as urban specialists have shown declines, including the Starling and in particular the House Sparrow (Robinson et al. 2005).”
Relationship between the presence of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) and Neotropical bird community structure and diversity (2009, background): “Robinson et al. (2005) have related these declines to the industrialization of agricultural activities that no longer allow the House Sparrow to exploit agricultural leftovers as food.”
BirdTrends 2014: trends in numbers, breeding success and survival for UK breeding birds (2014, methodology): “Table D1 Significant trends in fledglings per breeding attempt measured between 1968 and 2011 Species Period(yrs) Mean annual sample Trend Predictedin first year Predicted in last year Change Comment Nightjar 43 21 Linear decline 1.42 fledglings 0.71 fledglings -0.71 fledglings Small sample Coal Tit”
Urbanization, nestling growth and reproductive success in a moderately declining house sparrow population (2012, background): “This phenomenon is especially well documented in Britain where the most drastic declines have been detected, particularly in urbanized areas (Robinson et al. 2005, De Laet and Summers-Smith 2007).”