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From this collection of blurry and closely cropped camera phone pics, can anyone tell me what I spotted on my walk to work this morning? I'm guessing sparrowhawk or peregrine falcon...
That is indeed a sparrowhawk. I'm going to guess male though bit hard to tell with the blurry pics.
Could you tell what the prey is / used to be?
At first I thought it was pigeon but looking at the pics (there's animated frames taken) I think it might actually be a rat, but it happened too quick to be certain.
Good spot anyway *thumbs up*.
I saw half a dozen buzzards and a red kite yesterday all circling the same field while a tractor turned the hay over. Not a good day to be a rodent in that field!
I'd say female sparrowhawk, males tend to have orangey chests
Just wanted to add, that this was in central Ipswich, so quite surprising to see
Yes - Female sparrowhawk.
Definitely a Sparrowhawk and they’re reasonably common in towns / cities.