alcazar

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Woke up this morning to find this on my back lawn:

Anyone care to identify him? I thought Sparrowhawk, but they have a speckled breast................

Alcazar

Apologies for photo size:

Edited: Took the liberty of resizing it for you Redkop

Scoob99

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anybody got magnifine glass

alcazar

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What for...........it shows up as about 100mm square on my computer?

Alcazar

Dieseldog

Looks like a Sparrowhawk to me... and the Usborne Spotters Guide...

wwp8

SAVAGES!!!!!
call the police,
tell them there is a murderer in your garden,
(probably take them 2 hours to get there, if that so tell them someone is speeding on your road , might take them 10 minutes instead)
take him to court!

Scoob99

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Alcazar, sorry mate for some reason my computer won't enlarge it
Colin

alcazar

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Alcazar

David Lock

Well I think the other one is a Pigeon - does that help?

RichWalk

Nice!, my bro, had a Peregrine Falcon in his garden last week!!

47 NAT

Thats not my idea of seeing a bird go down on another bird .......I'll get my coat

Nath

PeteT

I'm sure there'll be a twitcher along in a minute but my guess would be female sparrowhawk You're right though, they usually have a barred front.

Dougster

Peregrine has black eyes so I would say a young sparrowhawk the other one is.......



























LUNCH!!

Dave T-S

Far too large/wrong colour for a sparrowhawk - Kestrel

super_si

Best to ask Craiiiiiiiiiig David

66 Blue

U sure?? they are quite rare!! usually hover around mountains and the like?

CrisPDuk

I'd go with Dave T-S on this one and say Kestrel, Sparrowhawks also have the feathering a lot further down their legs

CharlesW

I am absolutely certain it is male sparrowhawk. Kestrel has a grey head and a brown back. The sparrowhawk has grey head and back. It is also somewhat bigger.

alcazar

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Hey............Redkop has resized my Sparrowkestrmerlinhawk:

Care to explain HOW you did that Redkop???

Alcazar

Duck_Pond

66 Blue - yep, it was a peregrine. Apparently there have been a few sightings in and around B'ham of these fine birds. I live near the countryside (5 min walk) so it's not that out of the ordinary.

Redkop

Just saved pic > opened it in PSP7 > cropped to the pic alone > resized it > then uploaded it again

Voila!

alcazar

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Apparently, according to a mate who is a twitcher, this is a MALE sparrowhawk. The female is larger : with a speckled greyish to buff breast and lighter tail and back.

So now we know.

Alcazar

Dave T-S

Having looked again, I'd agree - what threw me was the pigeon as victim theory - it isn't - a pigeon is about the same length as a sparrowhawk - but fatter - shot enough pigeons to recognise one of them . The victim is about thrush size in comparison to a sparrowhawk.

alcazar

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Yep, the pigeon is, in fact a collared dove. Or was!

When I went out later after he'd finished his meal, all that was left were a few feathers, the lower legs, (but no feet), and the parson's nose!

Alcazar