Anyone good with recognising birds of prey?

[-Savage-]

Just looked out the window, saw this munching away in my garden. Anyone know what it is?

I was just about to put my ghillie suit on and see if I could get closer photos but it flew away before I got the chance. Didn't leave much of what it was eating anyway.

Has yellow eyes, white eyebrows, white spots on its back. I think it's a sparrow hawk?

https://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f324/SavageKymco/DSC01563.jpg
https://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f324/SavageKymco/DSC01562.jpg

Video gets a better view towards the end. ( Click the image below for vid)
https://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f324/SavageKymco/th_sparrowhawk.jpg


https://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f324/SavageKymco/DSC01566.jpg
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Looks like a Sparrowhawk to me.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Yeah, looks like one to me too

https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/brecon_life/images/geradhughes/sparrowhawk_400x300.jpg
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[Dr. DaveJPS]

could be a goshawk. depends on the tail
(if not it's a female sparrowhawk)
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[Whosthedaddy]

I say Sparrowhawk
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[Frost]

I thought gosshawk, but i seem to be outnumbered on that one.

Last time i had a BBQ on the beach we had a red kite hovering overhead the whole time hoping for scraps. Tamest bird of prey i've ever seen, also i nearly hit one in the car one day, no wonder they're endangered

Speaking of animals today i had a squirrel climb half way through my window. It noticed me and shat itself (don't blame it), but didn't run far. God damn it was cute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqj3iAlfpNM
If i get my own place i'd seriously think about getting one.

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[Frost]

Oh dear, video still works for me, but maybe it's in my cache. It was of someones pet squirrel that thought it was one of their cats, so lots of shots of the squirrel and cats play fighting. Squirrel going MENTAL trying to figure out how to open a tub of peanut butter / steal doritos... dammit i want one!

SQUIRREL FISHING!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-x-NiiedjM

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Red squirrels are much nicer than the greys, here are some in our garden last summer and before:https://www.flickr.com/photos/david_e_smith/sets/72157624002096319/

[mistergixer]

Another vote for Sparrowhawk, a (relatively) common visitor to my garden.

Have a look at my old thread here

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[Tonka]

I'd love to be able to put out bird feeders in my garden but between the cats and the sparrowhawks, I've got no chance.

Feeders tucked away means the cats are the main threat, if I put the feeders in the open, as suggested, I know full well the sparrowhawk will pick them off. I regularly have sparrowhawks in the garden and doing awesome fly pasts - seems they don't worry about the cats!

The other thing I have very close to the garden are Buzzards - they obviously had a nest this year as the numbers went from a pair to 5 with all the squawky stuff that goes along with baby birds!

Library image of a buzzard - they are really quite big when you see 'em close up!
https://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr344/Tonkatoo_2008/Buzzard.jpg

............and talking of squawking there is a single owl that seems to lurk very close to the place at night. We think it's a Barn Owl as one has been spotted in the lane. I'm not very good at knowing the noises, but I do know it's a single one as it's all 'twit' and no 'twoo'
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[andyscooter]

we get a pair of buzzards round here

would put feeders out but we have a cat and there's a few sparrow hawks about

father in law is a spotter and gets all sorts in his garden even wood peckers and kestrels
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[bSetareh]

It must have been one of the kinds of small hawk species. They looked interesting in personal though but they are very elusive to get close. In fact, I wanted to have one of them if I could get any chances as well.
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[carlosthejack...]

There's buzzards in the woods around where I work, often see them soaring and circling in the summer. Quite an awesome sight, and yes, they look huge, even from a distance. Bizarre to think that these birds are living quite close to large conurbations...
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[Dragonfly]

Sparrow hawk they are common here theres loads here, usually fighting in the garden here. I have yet to catch a picture of one I need a zoom lens.

Edit: just realised this is so last year this thread.
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