Sparrowhawk grabs pigeon on Central Station

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5 responses to “Sparrowhawk grabs pigeon on Central Station”

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   April 1, 2011

   Kevin and Lizzie

   My Swedish isn’t that great, but I believe the headline literally means “A Sparrowhawk is a Sparrowhawk and nothing else. Perhaps the editors of DN.se were anticipating this discussion?

   Kevin Stracey

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   April 1, 2011

   Nikolas Haass

   Hi Tom and Andrew,

   Based on size there are indeed two options: (1) female Sparrowhawk, (2) male Goshawk. However, slender overall structure, slender tarsi, pale yellow iris and square-looking tail point towards female Sparrowhawk.

   Cheers,

   Nikolas

    
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   April 1, 2011

   Tom Tarrant

   Hi All,

   Have just been corrected, checked my literature….the ‘eyes’ have it!

   Tom
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   April 1, 2011

   “Andrew Thelander”

   Hi Tom

   The article says that the journalists originally identified it as a goshawk but people emailed in to correct them – including a zoologist from the Natural History Museum who is “certain” it is a sparrowhawk. So there was some confusion and doubt! Maybe still is.

   Andrew

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   Sent: Friday, 1 April 2011 7:57 PM Cc: Birding-aus

   Hi Andrew,

   I’m aware that a similar thread was recently on B-A but I think that this may be a Goshawk rather than a Sparrowhawk! (though I’m quite happy to be corrected!)

   Tom

   On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Andrew Thelander wrote:

   Hi

   Raptor enthusiasts might like this photo taken in Stockholm’s Central Station.

   http://www.dn.se/sthlm/en-sparvhok-ar-en-sparvhok-och-inget-annat

   cheers

   Andrew

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   April 1, 2011

   Tom Tarrant

   Hi Andrew,

   I’m aware that a similar thread was recently on B-A but I think that this may be a Goshawk rather than a Sparrowhawk! (though I’m quite happy to be corrected!)

   Tom