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Sparrowhawk (was - ID on a raptor?)

Boomshakalak · 2011-03-02 10:13:41

Was walking the dog earlier when I heard a rustle in the roadside bushes. Out flew a bird of prey who had been feeding on something. I returned to the scene with the camera and got this snap, not the best. Any ID`s?

02-03-2011 10:13am

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Boomshakalak

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Was walking the dog earlier when I heard a rustle in the roadside bushes. Out flew a bird of prey who had been feeding on something. I returned to the scene with the camera and got this snap, not the best. Any ID`s?

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#2 02-03-2011 10:23am

Mothman

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I think Sparrowhawk, but I'd await input from those more knowledgable...

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#3 02-03-2011 8:40pm

Feargal as Luimneach

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Sparrowhawk.
Could confuse with juvenile Merlin but they have white tip to tail. Also Merlin is generally a bird of more open country not wooded areas.

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