Northern Goshawk
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Mature forest.
Diet: Pigeons, corvids, squirrels.
Best time to spot: Powerful; bigger than Sparrowhawk.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK raptors and owls.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Levant Sparrowhawk · Open woodland (very rare)
- SparrowhawkCommon · Woodland
- Booted EagleEpic · Mature forest with clearings
- CapercaillieRare · Scottish pine forest
- Eurasian Golden OrioleRare · Mature broadleaf woodland
- European Honey BuzzardRare · Mature woodland (summer)
Kit that helps
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