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Eurasian Sparrowhawk or Northern Goshawk (France) (1 Viewer)

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AlexanderSchlatmann

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Hello everyone,

Title says it all. I thought this was a Northern Goshawk. Now a friend of mine tells me it's a Sparrowhawk. So what do you guys think ?

Thank you for the answers,
Kind regards,
Alexander
 

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On size alone, assuming those are Crows... not a Goshawk

EDIT; Looking again, the Crows could be nearer, so I'll see what others say
 
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it's barred below, so not a juvenile Goshawk, adult Goshawks have diluted almost invisible bars on secondaries,
so barring on secondaries alone makes it a Sparrowhawk
 
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