“The sparrow chirped a cheerful melody from the branch outside my window.”

“I was recently advised of a splendid plan to unloose some sparrow hawks in Glasgow's parks and squares.”

“The high casualty rate among smaller birds can be partly attributed to the depredations of their natural predators, the sparrow hawk and kestrel.”

“I know this because I heard the voice of a cockney sparrer arguing on the phone yesterday when I came in from work.”

“Much as I know'd the birds' names in the hedges to be chaffinch, sparrer, thrush.”

“I know this because I heard the voice of a cockney sparrer arguing on the phone yesterday when I came in from work.”

“Much as I know'd the birds' names in the hedges to be chaffinch, sparrer, thrush.”

“Jason dons a screwed-up accent that Madonna would be proud of. While Martine, loved for being a cockney sparra, unfortunately goes posh.”

“Grey-headed sparrows are relatively nervous birds and if you scare them away a few times they will go off and look elsewhere for a nest site.”

“A drive down a local road flushes out all kinds of sparrows, warblers, and finches.”

“It turned out to be a large roost of house sparrows all trying to jam themselves into two small trees making a racket.”