Which bird of prey?

[Lupin Rider]

Sue snapped this in the garden. can you guys i'd it? we've had a look online at the rspb birds of prey but arent sure. also have a grainy video of it pulling the feathers out...

 

[Dartmoor navigator]

I cant see anything???

 

[Lupin Rider]

as a muppet i forgot to upload it and tried pasting it. works now.

 

[Perrari]

Looks like a Sparrowhawk, but may be wrong.

 

[Mesquite]

It's a Sparrowhawk

 

[Lupin Rider]

when i looked in here it did look more like goshawk/perigrin than the sparrow hawk. page 11.

 

[Filterhoose]

I'd even venture a hen of the species.

Windy

 

[Lupin Rider]

cool. thanks.

 

[gsfgaz]

Sparrowhawk

 

[robin wood]

It's a female sparrowhawk. The only other possibility would be a goshawk and the spindly pencil thin legs are the clear definitive feature to look for.