Bob Inglis wrote:
> It was at least 50% larger than the 'usual' Sparrowhawk;
> And it had a tail that was rounded rather than square as in the Collared
> Sparrowhawk.
>
> However, the tail also appeared to have a notch!
> So, what was it?
> Perhaps it was a Brown Sparrowhawk?
Hi Bob
I saw a female Brown Goshawk like this a couple of weeks agho in Bathurst
NSW, ie. with a notch in the tail. I imagine that she had moulted the
middle retrices (tailfeathers). The size & bulk were dead giveaways
otherwise.
I thought Anthea's contrast of the boggle-eyed sparrowhawk & beetle browed
goshawk in an email last week were spot on too. Did you notice the facial
appearance?
L.
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