polecat84 1 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 male sparrow hawk female sparrow hawk Quote Link to post
craigyboy 1,274 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 as otc said its a female spar no ifs or buts,and if theres a few around your area john,well that means theres a thriving songbird population,as we all know if theres no songbirds then there wont be any spars either Quote Link to post
John Keswick 119 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 I am still sticking with a male, look at the photo, compare the size of it next to the bake bean can, now go and get a bean can and look at the size. If its a female then it must be the smallest example in the country... Quote Link to post
JohnGalway 1,043 Posted February 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 as otc said its a female spar no ifs or buts,and if theres a few around your area john,well that means theres a thriving songbird population,as we all know if theres no songbirds then there wont be any spars either Going on Polecats pics, definitely a female. The sparrowhawks arrived a few year ago now. We did remark on them at the time. If the songbirds were doing well then, they're doing better now with all the maggies and greycrows we've removed. Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 as otc said its a female spar no ifs or buts,and if theres a few around your area john,well that means theres a thriving songbird population,as we all know if theres no songbirds then there wont be any spars either Going on Polecats pics, definitely a female. The sparrowhawks arrived a few year ago now. We did remark on them at the time. If the songbirds were doing well then, they're doing better now with all the maggies and greycrows we've removed. It's good to see your efforts having an effect like that John. A few years back me and a few other lads on the estate went on a bit of a corvid cull with the air guns, pissed off with seeing the maggies and crows hunting the hedges for nests. The number of corvids dropped dramatically, not so much because we shot them in huge numbers, but more so because they were smart enough to realise that it was dangerous for them to be in certain areas. After the next winter, the number of blackbirds on the estate exploded and we started seeing other birds such as greenfinches about the place. That was about 4 years ago and since one of the lads has moved out, one has lost interest in shooting & I'm between guns. The crows and maggies are sadly back in huge numbers. Quote Link to post
craigyboy 1,274 Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 as otc said its a female spar no ifs or buts,and if theres a few around your area john,well that means theres a thriving songbird population,as we all know if theres no songbirds then there wont be any spars either Going on Polecats pics, definitely a female. The sparrowhawks arrived a few year ago now. We did remark on them at the time. If the songbirds were doing well then, they're doing better now with all the maggies and greycrows we've removed. keep up the good work john Quote Link to post
macavelli 8 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 It's a goshawk Those gosses must be well undernourished then But i bow to your knowlege If i had to stake money it, i would bet that was a sparrow hawk, looking at the size, i would also bet that it was a cock sparrow hawk, but as i say, you knows best its a female spar males are much smaller and a different colour Quote Link to post
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