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26-02-2010, 02:45 PM
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| |  Unidentified bird
Please could someone identify this bird. It was in my garden near Edinburgh. Thanks.  |
26-02-2010, 02:52 PM
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Its a female Sparrowhawk. |
26-02-2010, 02:53 PM
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Yes, female Sparrowhawk. 
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26-02-2010, 02:53 PM
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Hi Oracle, It's a female Sparrowhawk
(Heck they're fast!)
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26-02-2010, 02:54 PM
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How close were you to it there? |
26-02-2010, 02:59 PM
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| |  Re: Unidentified bird
Thanks for all your speedy replies. I was checking my Collins Birds of Britain and Europe book and thought it might be a type of hawk but it was not that clear. I took the photograph from my upstairs back bedroom window. My camera has a 18* zoom so I can get reasonable closeups. Didn't get chance to get my tripod out though so it is a bit shaky. |
26-02-2010, 06:35 PM
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I also had a Sparrowhawk in my garden the other week, the one you have photographed is a female. |
26-02-2010, 10:13 PM
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saw one of these badboys (girls) attack a group of great tits and tree sparrows at attenborough on tuesday, was quite a sight, even though it completely missed!
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