RE: Alternative names for Sparrows

[Chris Hankel <>]

I've lived in SA all my life and have only ever heard Sparrows shortened 
to Spoggies , as mentioned by Tony Russell a few days ago.
Cheers
Chris


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russ lamb wrote:
> When I lived in Adelaide ('75 to '93), sparrows were called sproggies, 
> or sprogs, by ordinary (non-birder) folk.Don't know what birders 
> called them as I didn't start birding until '88.
>           The same name(s) was often given to a group of kids of 
> pre-school age, ie it was a collective noun for this age-group 
> (obviously something to do with their capacity for feral behaviour)
> Russ Lamb, Maleny,SEQ