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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dantheman" data-source="post: 1227472" data-attributes="member: 32998">"It was short and stocky with heavy legs it had a very cream colored chest.""so I saw it sideways it was a lot smaller than the Jackdaws creamy chest and short tail."Neither of these statements would particularly make you think of Sparrowhawk!!!!The pics could be showing a Sprawk (grey, barred tail, wings could be ok), but it does look really quite rotund, short tailed (half the length of the body) and bright underneath . . . What about a parrot or other escaped exotica? Assuming there are no owls that could have escaped with a bright yellow face. . . The yellow on the face looks just too big for the cere of a Sprawk, and would fit the helmetty type bill of parrots or similar (but the wings and tail too . . . ?)Just some thoughts <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>