Sparrowhawk in North Wales? (1 Viewer)

[nxf]

I am keen to have a gallery of as many species of bird in the small woodland I live next to.

I originally thought this was a goshawk when I took it at the end of June 2014 (sorry for only one photo and poor quality) as was told there was one that lived near the Ysceifiog lake which is less than a mile away and I think at the time because I already had a sparrowhawk photo that I was desperate for this to be a goshawk!!

Please can someone help?

 

[tconzemi]

short neck, angular tail, broad hand and barred secondaries: Sprawk

 

[nxf]

short neck, angular tail, broad hand and barred secondaries: Sprawk

Thank you Tom, especially for the detailed description. I have just added a local sparrowhawk to my gallery which was a bit easier for me to identify.