Small predatory bird in Finnish Archipelago (1 Viewer)

[Korpo]

This bird was sat on my home made bird table this morning, because I have about 30 resident greater tits and a few other little birds, but they were nowhere to be seen today while this bird was sat there. Which makes me think it was a small predatory bird of some sort. I apologise for the poor pictures, even though it was 9am, it is still dark here and my camera is awful in low light and I didn't risk getting tripod incase the bird flown away.

Picture 3 & 4 are the clearest.

 

[marcofioratti]

Sparrowhawk, Varpushaukka, Sparvhök

 

[claudio93]

it's a Sparrowhawk

 

[Korpo]

Oh wow, thank you guys! My first time seeing one! What a wonderful day! So it was there to eat the tits? I will set the camera and tripod up and see if I can see him again one morning

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Oh wow, thank you guys! My first time seeing one! What a wonderful day! So it was there to eat the tits? I will set the camera and tripod up and see if I can see him again one morning

They will eat any small birds, not just the Tits. They often sit still and then do a surprise attack on their prey, hoping to startle them.

CB