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Unidentified at suppressed - 12 Oct 2017
Unidentified at suppressed - 12 Oct 2017
Unidentified at suppressed - 12 Oct 2017
Unidentified at suppressed - 12 Oct 2017
Unidentified at suppressed - 12 Oct 2017
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Not possible from photo to id with confidence
Insufficient or inconclusive evidence 30 Nov 2017 ChrisDavey
Tachyspiza cirrocephala 12 Oct 2017 SallyandPeter

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There was a nest about but I don't think the nest we found is the Sparrowhawk's. They are seen fairly regularly in the hay shed after mice.

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ChrisDavey wrote:
   23 Oct 2017
Looks to me as though this bird has a round tail therefore a Brown Goshawk. Could you confirm that all photos are of the same bird. Photo 4 has a feather missing from the right wing but not shown on other aerial shots. Also this particular bird may have a square tail. Chris
SallyandPeter wrote:
   25 Oct 2017
Hi Chris very perceptive comment about the 2 birds. I agree with the shape of the tails. I only saw one bird that day but it was flying in and out of trees. It is possible there were 2 birds because Sally saw 2 the day before but didn't observe the tails. I will keep my eyes open. Peter
ChrisDavey wrote:
   19 Nov 2017
Peter, could you please resubmit as two images one as a Collared Sparrowhawk and the second as a Brown Goshawk. Chris

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