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Eurasian Sparrowhawk? Dubai in July (1 Viewer)

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Gregor Tims
Eurasian Sparrowhawk or Shikra? Dubai in July

Just checking that this is a Eurasian Sparrowhawk, because it is apparently quite rare here at this time of year.
 

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I have added two lightened pictures of the bird, which has made me think that it might be a Shikra?
 

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