On the subject of sparrowhawk snacks

[L&L Knight <>]

http://society.guardian.co.uk/societyguardian/story/0,,1875930,00.html

Journey's end

Eco soundings
John Vidal
Wednesday September 20, 2006
The Guardian


From Sunderland comes the sad tale of the pectoral sandpiper from 
Arctic north America (or even Siberia) that tried to head south for 
Latin America but met terrible winds and was blown last week to the 
wrong side of the Atlantic. After resting for four days at Barmston 
Pond reserve next to the Nissan car plant at Sunderland, the little 
bird became a snack for a hunting sparrowhawk. "It always seems 
unfortunate when a bird that is unusual and thousands of miles from 
where it ought to be is taken by a predator," says Mark Grantham, a 
migration expert at the British Trust for Ornithology.
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