Hello from Finland,
I casually photographed this bird on August 25th, 2012, in Sydney. The bird
was then soaring high above Centennial Park and our initial thoughts were:
a Collared Sparrowhawk. I think we never took a very long look at the bird,
as we didn't have a scope, but our instinctive ID was based on the jizz.
As my personal experience ranges only to European Accipiter species, I do
know the difference in the jizz between the local Sparrowhawk and Goshawk.
But when it comes to the Australian species, I think that the jizz might be
a little different? But is it?
In the photos, the bird seems to be a bit more stocky than to what I am
used to in Sparrowhawks, but on the other hand, I remember that the flight
seemed more Sparrowhawk-ish. And is that hooded "look" usual to the species
(whichever it is)?
Could some of you verify that this was indeed a Collared Sparrowhawk or
that we were wrong and it is a Brown Goshawk instead?
Best three of the photos that were taken of the bird (they're a bit small,
as the bird was very high):
http://www.harrynystrom.net/images/accipiter_sp20120825-02m.jpg
http://www.harrynystrom.net/images/accipiter_sp20120825-16m.jpg
http://www.harrynystrom.net/images/accipiter_sp20120825-17m.jpg
By the way, we positively identified a couple of Collared Sparrowhawks
during our trip, but I am still missing the Brown Goshawk -tick altogether.
Cheers,
-Harry
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