help identify bird of prey

[northeast]

i took this the other night and didnt realise i had caught it tbh. given im partially sighted i was hoping someone on here will help me , i think its a sparrowhawk?

[aeshna5]

Can't really judge the size from the photo, but my gut reaction is that it's a juvenile Hen Harrier which is dark at the base of the underwing + has those rufous brown underparts; to me the jizz is harrier-like. If this is taken on Northumberland moorland then habitat is good too!

[northeast]

thanks for the reply yes it is hard to tell from pic size wise. yes it was taken in northumberland. thanks for your reply again

[RoyW]

I can't see why this isn't a Kestrel.

Roy.

[Lance Morgan]

Looks like a Kestrel to me too

[poohbear]

Impossible to identify blown up...but the bird appears to be in general flight...the head is not looking down as in a kestrel hovering...there again could be a kestrel in flight.

[rossbells]

Looks like a kestrel to me

[Fieldfare95]

I think it looks very harrier-ish

[epops]

Difficult to say but it does look like a kestrel

[ChrisJB]

Face pattern makes me think it is a kestrel, though this could be a trick of the light. I can certainly see why some folk have gone for hen harrier though.

Regards, Chris