Do any of our readers know what kind of bird this is? It looks like a bird of prey to me, but I’m no expert. It was sitting on my gatepost in Drylaw this morning.
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Hi Dave,
Sent the pic to Charlie Everitt of NWCU and he got back saying its a sparrowhawk.
it has the white eye brows of a sparrowhawk. Lovely photo.
some of the features used to distinguish it like tail length, breast feathers and scale (how big it is) is not visible in your picture (but it is a lovely photo :-). As it resembles both a sparrowhawk and peregrine falcon I’d be inclined to guess the sparrowhawk, which is smaller than a peregrine and more numerous in these parts…..
Hi Lynda
Sadly I couldn’t get a look at him from the front, but I’ll send on another picture of his tail feathers.
I am thinking of keeping him if he comes back – I will become his friend; feed and train him every day. I might even turn this into a film set in a gritty, industrial town …
I think you’re right. I thought at first it was a mighty sea eagle that had perhaps been blown off course. Then I put my glasses on …
I think its a Sparrowhawk, but not 100% sure.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/sparrowhawk/index.aspx