Sparrowhawk
Taken at Corrie on 27th April 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken in Jim's Garden on 9th August 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
Sparrowhawk
Female
Taken in Jim's Garden on 1st September 2019 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File


Juvenile
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 23rd March 2015 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.		 Fact File

Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 9th November 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens Fact File
Sparrowhawk.
Sparrowhawk.
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Local Names:		 Accipiter nisus.
Falconiformes.
Accipitridae.
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Eggs:		 Woodland
Twigs to build nest 2.0 feet across.
Smaller woodland birds.
Females can be up to 25% larger than males and weigh up to twice as much. When females are larger than males, it is known as reverse sexual dimorphism; this is unusual in higher vertebrates but typical in birds of prey,and most marked in birds of prey which hunt birds.
Male:slate-grey upperparts with finely red-barred underparts.
Female: greyish-brown upperparts, and brown-barred underparts.
Male: 29 - 34 cms.
Male: 59 - 64 cms.
Female: 35 - 41 cms.
Female: 67 - 80 cms.
4 - 5 pale blue, brown-spotted.
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