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Sparrowhawk grabs pigeon on Central Station

To: Andrew Thelander <>
Subject: Sparrowhawk grabs pigeon on Central Station
From: Tom Tarrant <>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:53:42 +1000
Hi All,

Have just been corrected, checked my literature....the 'eyes' have it!

Tom

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Andrew Thelander <>wrote:

>  Hi Tom
>
> The article says that the journalists originally identified it as a goshawk
> but people emailed in to correct them – including a zoologist from the
> Natural History Museum who is “certain” it is a sparrowhawk. So there was
> some confusion and doubt!  Maybe still is.
>
> Andrew
>
>
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> *From:* Tom Tarrant 
> *Sent:* Friday, 1 April 2011 7:57 PM
> *To:* Andrew Thelander
> *Cc:* Birding-aus
> *Subject:* Re: [Birding-Aus] Sparrowhawk grabs pigeon on Central Station
>
>
>
> Hi Andrew,
>
> I'm aware that a similar thread was recently on B-A but I think that this
> may be a Goshawk rather than a Sparrowhawk! (though I'm quite happy to be
> corrected!)
>
> Tom
>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Andrew Thelander <>
> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Raptor enthusiasts might like this photo taken in Stockholm's Central
> Station.
>
> http://www.dn.se/sthlm/en-sparvhok-ar-en-sparvhok-och-inget-annat
>
> cheers
>
> Andrew
>
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