Fwd: FW: collared sparrow hawk at Yarralumla

[Nathanael Coyne <>]

Would love if someone could relocate a few of those sparrowhawks up our way to take care of the feral pigeons that our neighbour keeps (but doesn't contain in an aviary) as they're taking up precious perching space on a grand old Yellow Box that should be being used by the King Parrots, cockatoos, rosellas and a Boobook owl that I often hear calling from up there. It's a great viewpoint for a mile around.

Nathanael Coyne

On 19 December 2014 at 20:51, David Churches <> wrote:

Thankyou for posting - I was there this evening and not only did we find the Collared Sparrowhawk, we saw its mate pass prey in the air.  It was too high up in the pines to identify the prey, but a small bird of some sort.

Cheers

David

On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Matthew Willis <m("gmail.com","matt.j.willis");" target="_blank">> wrote:

Thanks so much,  Alison.

Being a newbie I was keen to photograph my first sparrowhawk, so stopped of there on the way to work this morning.  A Collared Sparrowhawk dutifully appeared.  I also enjoyed watching some Choughs collecting materials and building a nest (on the opposite side of the track;  as you stand where the jumps are, it is directly to the left add you are looking up the hill,  high up in a pine tree - there are Choughs constantly coming and going making it easy to find).

Matthew

On 18/12/2014 5:57 PM, "Julie Clark" <> wrote:

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From: Alison Turner [mailto:m("gmail.com","ms.alison.turner");" target="_blank">]
Sent: Thursday, 18 December 2014 10:37
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Subject: collared sparrow hawk at Yarralumla

 

To those of you for whom a collared sparrow hawk is still a find – there is one ( of a pair I think ) on stirling ridge that has been reliably there for the last couple of weeks . So far my strike rate is 100% and I am a novice ! . Go up Hopetoun circuit from the lake and park in the small area of dirt on the left before you reach Fitzgerald street .  From the dirt area there is a small path that goes to the left and up the ridge . Follow it for about 100 – 200 m , stepping over a couple of logs and you will reach a small area where kids have made bike jumps in the path . If you stand there and look to you right and up a bit there is a stand of about 20 pine trees . Usually one of the birds is perched on a branch that is protruding – it does take a bit of looking as they are about magpie size at best and more camouflaged. If you wait a while they will often swoop another bird and change trees, with a very characteristic , almost raven like squawk  to my untrained ear . Take garters if you want to get a decent picture as you will need to walk over matted grass

 

Alison Turner

 

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David Churches