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Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2020 11:56 am
by peregrine
Came back from green bowling last year to find dead collared dove on front paved area. Flat on back, wings and tail spread out and no head, chest or abdomen. Feathers scattered all around. Sparrowhawk had got lucky.
Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:35 pm
by Jacksparrow
A male Sprawk came today. I didn't see the attack but I think he grabbed a Sparrow
Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:20 pm
by Butterfly
Poor Sparrow
Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:02 pm
by Willpar
Lots of young birds around now. Easy pickings I would say. But to my knowledge, no visits here since Feb 17th.
Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:17 am
by Placido
One had a blackbird just the other day. Easy ......
Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:02 pm
by Placido
Yesterday, just a little pile of feathers so I presume it was a sparrow. The grass was cut so all evidence disappeared. Today, a little pile of larger feathers. I can only think that the sprawk had a feral pigeon this time. The feathers were too big for a sparrow but the light colour was very similar and surely a woodie would be too big ?
I approve of its choice if it took a feral.
Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:48 pm
by Jacksparrow
Placido wrote: ↑Thu Sep 03, 2020 5:02 pm
Yesterday, just a little pile of feathers so I presume it was a sparrow. The grass was cut so all evidence disappeared. Today, a little pile of larger feathers. I can only think that the sprawk had a feral pigeon this time. The feathers were too big for a sparrow but the light colour was very similar and surely a woodie would be too big ?
I approve of its choice if it took a feral.
The latest feathers could be a Collared Dove. A feral pigeon might be on the very edge of what a Sprawk could cope with.
Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 8:48 am
by Placido
My first reaction was a collie dove but it's been simply ages since there were any around here so I picked the next nearest on the grounds that there are plenty ! So, I dunno really
Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:50 pm
by Jacksparrow
Placido wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 8:48 am
My first reaction was a collie dove but it's been simply ages since there were any around here so I picked the next nearest on the grounds that there are plenty ! So, I dunno really
They(Sprawks) will sometime strike and then convey their unfortunate prey to another location to complete the kill if they are disturbed.
Re: SPARROWHAWK
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:37 am
by Placido
Aaaahh, hadn't thought of that !
