BOP opinions pls. UK. Crap Pic

[alan_rymer]

I saw this bird on a branch often occupied by Sparrowhawk and occaisionally Kestrel, and thought thats a b big bird, It looked almost Buzzard sized ( wishful thinking ? ). Itwas 80-100 yards away on an island, the weather was drizzly, hence the poor pic.
Someone else reported it as a Peregrine ( one has beed seen flying around lately ). I think its just a very big Sparrowhark, I don't think its a Peregrine.!

Opinions please. And I understand that these can only be opinions because of the lack of quality of the pic.

Thanks

[dan pointon]

Just looks like a male Sparrowhawk to me.

[jforgham]

Male sparrow hawk for me too, enlarged by fluffing the feathers. Was it a cold day?
Jono

[alan_rymer]

Male sparrow hawk for me too, enlarged by fluffing the feathers. Was it a cold day?
Jono
This morning. As I said above, drizzley, not to cold.

[StuartReeves]

Male Sparrowhawk for me too.

Stuart

[lockbreeze926]

I'd tend to go with all the above opionions (but you might get more/different thoughts in the ID forum).

[paulwfromtheden]

Male Sparrowhawk for me too.

Stuart

The reddish barring on the chest seems a giveaway for me, are there any other possibilities?

[KayD]

The reddish barring on the chest seems a giveaway for me, are there any other possibilities?

Also thought male sparrowhawk as I can see the warm reddish tinge in the pic and the jizz is very 'sprawkish'. Can't think of any other possibilities, I think the size was misleading you as it looks bigger than the sprawk you're probably used to seeing on that branch, due to puffed out feathers.

[alan_rymer]

Thanks

Not so big Male Sprwk then!.

I'll remember to use the i.d. forum next time!.