What bird is this?

[Kemik]

Hello,

My dad just spotted a bird in the garden and it looks like it's eating something. It flew under a bush near a hedge row so I can only see its legs and body. He thinks its some kind of hawk.

Red talons, white chest and darkish brown body. About the same size as a magpie but with an obvious hawk-like shape. It wasn't scared off like most local birds are when a magpie landed near it.

I've done a quick google but cannot find much in the way of hawk with red talons. We have a fair amount of fields around us so it's probably after the mice.

I'd be interested to know what kind of bird it was though. Shame I didn't get chance to grab a camera.

 

[panthro]

Sure the red wasnt the blood from its kill?

 

[neil3k]

Pictures?

 

[Kemik]

Sure the red wasnt the blood from its kill?

Good thinking. could have been. My dad definitely said it had something and looked like it was eating. Sparrow Hawk maybe?

 

[Zip]

Red talons, white chest and darkish brown body

A sexy one


Or a kite or Kestrel of some sort

 

[Dreadi]

my guess would be a kestrel. I remember years back at my old house we had one in the garden....it was sitting on another bird tearing it to pieces

 

[sidthesexist]

Red Kite?

 

[A.N.Other]

Red Kite?

You'd know if there was a Red Kite in your garden - they're pretty sizable birds (2m ish wingspan). Probably just a Sparrowhawk.

 

[Nitefly]

As above, the Sparrowhawk seems to fit your description:

 

[Moley]

I was under the impression that Sparrowhawks weren't to be found in this country, which would make your bird a kestrel most likely.

 

[Gaygle]

Pigeon tbh

 

[Jingo...]

I was under the impression that Sparrowhawks weren't to be found in this country, which would make your bird a kestrel most likely.

lol No they're everywhere

...In the UK it is found everywhere...

Most likely a sparrowhawk or merlin both teeny and enjoy a thirst for blood... flesh... and rape!!!