Is this a sparrowhawk?

[wildfirejc]

Saw this bird perched on our garden fence this morning. NHW says he is regularly seen flying around.
Just checking if it is a sparrowhawk

[Siskin]

Yes I'd say that's a sparrowhawk Nicely caught

[alibee]

Yes it most definitely is and a very nice pic too.

[mpiekp]

Yes it is, looks like a young male.(coloration not fully developed, but the face looks male(smaller, less scary!))

[htcdude]

It is indeed a Sprawk

Nige

[rossy]

yes nice photo of the sparrowhawk, keep an eye out as it will be back, rossy.

[RobinP]

And just to add, 'he' is a 'she'.

Nice pic

Robin

[Dogghound]

Its a 1st winter therefore not likely to be sexed from a photo until around May when it will start to moult.

[John B (NTS)]

Originally Posted by mpiekp

Yes it is, looks like a young male.(coloration not fully developed, but the face looks male(smaller, less scary!))

Yes, the facial features seem dainty for a female, but that white "eyebrow" does look very girly (by Sparrowhawk standards). This bird is about two years old and any white supercilia normally fade from male birds by the end of their first year.

[Xanadu2]

Very nice photo! Better than anything I can do!