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Sparrow numbers 'plummet by 68%'

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The population of house sparrows in Britain has fallen by 68% in the past three decades, according to the RSPB.

The paving over of front gardens and removal of trees had caused a big decline in insects which the birds eat.

Anna Adams reports.

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