Gallery - Birds of Prey-Hawks
Goshawk and Sparrowhawk ID
BTO video showing the difference between these beautiful birds
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Small woodland hawk that feeds on small birds which it pursues in flight.It never hovers like a Kestrel and will hunt along woodland edges,hedges and even in gardens.Females, being larger,catch prey up to the size of pigeons.
Goshawk (Accipter gentilis)
A resident in forests throughout mainland Europe and recently has recolonised some forests in the british Isles. A secretive hunter which catches birds and mammals after a short, fast chase.
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