Help identifying bird of prey - Portsmouth, UK. (1 Viewer)

[WildTotarda]

Raptor riding a thermal really high up.

I have zoomed and enhanced as much as possible to extract some detail.

My mind tells me goshawk or perhaps peregrine but the wings and tail seem to broad?

Thanks for the help,

Jose

 

[Butty]

Sparrowhawk.

 

[WildTotarda]

Sparrowhawk.

Seemed a bit too big for a sparrowhawk even from that far a distance, thats why I thought goshawk in the first place but I guess its hard to really tell the size without any reference.

 

[Ratal]

Large Female Sparrowhawk. The pinched tail base and pinhead look is a dead give away, as is the missing bulk and sheer brutality of the Goshawk.

 

[Ratal]

The Goshawk is truly a thing to see - big, heavy, muscled up brute that easily takes on Buzzards and Ravens.

 

[WildTotarda]

The Goshawk is truly a thing to see - big, heavy, muscled up brute that easily takes on Buzzards and Ravens.

Thank you,
Never seen one in real life but sounds absolutely awesome!

 

[Sangahyando]

The sharp corners to the tail is another tell (particularly visible in the second pic), they're more rounded in Goshawk.

 

[KenM]

Thank you,
Never seen one in real life but sounds absolutely awesome!

Gives you an idea of size v Carrion Crow.😮

Cheers

 

[WildTotarda]

Gives you an idea of size v Carrion Crow.😮

Cheers

And they still get pestered by them awesome picture, thanks for sharing!