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Nick Broome, Sparrowhawk at Cannock Chase, 2 March 2004

Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, at Cannock Chase © Nick Broome

Nick tells us:

The Sparrowhawk had attacked some birds very low down in the small trees around the feeder. I don't know if it took anything, but it flew into the tree above the benches for a couple of seconds, where a Carrion Crow attacked it, resulting in the picture you see.