Please ID Sparrow Hawk male/female (1 Viewer)

[RoyH]

Hi All

Would someone be kind as to confirm the sex of this Sparrow Hawk we kickname him Harry, who visits our garden daily.

Regards

Roy.

 

[NoSpringChicken]

As nobody else has replied yet I will put my head on the block and say that you are safe calling him Harry rather than Harriet. The reddish stripes on the breast indicate a male to me. I was looking at a female Sparrow Hawk on my neighbour's roof a little while ago and there was no red to be seen on it.

I'm not very good at this though so I will wait to see what others say. Nice pic by the way.

Ron

 

[Nicola Main]

I agree with Ron. It is an adult male Sparrowhawk. Great pic

 

[DTE]

yup. it's boy.

 

[The Raptor]

Superb image Roy & yes, it is a male sparrowhawk.

ROD.

 

[huntinghawk]

Fab photo!!!

 

[NickRno77]

Well Roy it looks like you were right and I was wrong:-C so I wonder what mine is? Looks different to yours. I thought it was a Male perhaps someone can confirm for me please.

Cheers

 

[RoyH]

Sparrow Hawk

Well Roy it looks like you were right and I was wrong:-C so I wonder what mine is? Looks different to yours. I thought it was a Male perhaps someone can confirm for me please.

Cheers

Thank everyone for your expert advice, I could not argue with Nick but I know you people would solve the problem for us. That bird of Nick's looks different to mine including the super clarity. Harry is active again, he flew through this morning, saw him twice yesterday. I have never seen a female I believe they are much larger than the male.

Regards

Roy.

 

[The Raptor]

It's a female Nick.

ROD.

 

[bitterntwisted]

Nick's is an immature bird. Could be male or female without a clue to size.

Graham

 

[NickRno77]

Nick's is an immature bird. Could be male or female without a clue to size.

Graham

Graham, I guess he/she is about 8" from the top of the fence to the head.

Cheers

 

[Surfbird999]

You got yourself a adult male Sparrowhawk.