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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sprawk63" data-source="post: 1908885" data-attributes="member: 81493">Goshawks in West SussexLast year I was lucky enough to witness several goshawks nests in the west sussex area - they are a bird known for the odd fleeting glimpse usually of the rear end disappearing through the trees? but all the ingredients as with other raptors is prime for the spread of this magnificent hunter. The male who deos most of the hunting whilst the chicks are young tends to use a plucking post, and on closer examination after the breeding season a whole host of remains can be found - woodpeckers - owls - corvids - sparrowhawks, kestrels, squirrels and lets be honest anything else that moves! I have a friend who has a female Gos for falconry and she will go for anything including cats! one story was that she whisked over a hawthorn bush to chase a magpie only to finally impale a kestrel that had already caught its own prey - so my friend ended up with a dead kestrel and slow worm! awesome predators with absolutely no fear! lets hope they come back like the buzzard and kite have in my local area.many thankssprawk63 - checkout my prints on <a href="http://www.tonyladd.co.uk" target="_blank">www.tonyladd.co.uk</a></blockquote>