With the advantage of larger images that Matt kindly sent me, I'd be fairly confident this is a sparrowhawk, possibly a female from the relatively stout build. I don't think the tail is much use from the angle and the tips being very worn. The 'legs' are very thin and there is the classically elongated and thin toe. I would describe the eyes as 'buttony' notwithstanding that little ridge above that the sparrowhawk certainly has.
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From: Stephanie Haygarth [
Sent: Monday, 3 November 2014 2:24 PM
To: COG List
Subject: [canberrabirds] Sparrowhawk or Goshawk?
Matthew Higgins here. Saw this bird just now on western side of Mt Ainslie (and heard its mate). Steph and I are tending toward collared sparrowhawk, rather than goshawk. What do people think?
Cheers
Matthew
