UK - East Yorkshire - Juvenile Sparrowhawk? (1 Viewer)

[BillRazor]

Hi Guys—Sorry to trouble you once again but please can you confirm if the attached image is of a juvenile Sparrowhawk. I am confused as the wings are not a slate grey. Many thanks as usual.

 

[ta brandreth]

its a cuckoo - no worries many of us have been foxed by the Sprog like appearance - nice shot!

 

[hagar1]

Hi Bill

This bird is a cuckoo

 

[BillRazor]

Wow! I feel like a right idiot! Many thanks for putting me right.

 

[hagar1]

Bill

All been there

 

[HH75]

Hi there,
As can be seen by the brown tones above (though matched by some hepatic adult females) and the pale fringes to the coverts, this is a juvenile Common Cuckoo, adults having departed at this stage.

 

[rokermartin]

Cuckoos are often mistaken for Sparrowhawks or Kestrels.

 

[Espen]

good pic to, it is usually quite hard to get close to cuckoos.

 

[Apodemus]

good pic to, it is usually quite hard to get close to cuckoos.

Yes, it's not often you get such a good view. Well done