My Swedish isn't that great, but I believe the headline literally means "A
Sparrowhawk is a Sparrowhawk and nothing else. Perhaps the editors of DN.se
were anticipating this discussion?
Kevin Stracey
On 1 April 2011 21:28, Nikolas Haass <> wrote:
> Hi Tom and Andrew,
>
> Based on size there are indeed two options: (1) female Sparrowhawk, (2)
> male Goshawk.
> However, slender overall structure, slender tarsi, pale yellow iris and
> square-looking tail point towards female Sparrowhawk.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nikolas
>
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> Nikolas Haass
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> ________________________________
> From: Andrew Thelander <>
> To: 'Tom Tarrant' <>
> Cc: 'Birding-aus' <>
> Sent: Friday, April 1, 2011 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Sparrowhawk grabs pigeon on Central Station
>
> 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
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>
>
> 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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