Unwelcome visitor to my garden.

We have a pair of blackbirds that regularly feed in our garden.

This morning I was awoken by the blackbirds alarm cry. Looking out  of the window, I saw him sitting on the fence, screeching. Then I looked down into the garden.

There was a fairly large hawk, surrounded by a mass of black feathers.  The hawk stood over a foot high. It had a light coloured head, brownish back, very bright yellow beak surround and legs and feet. It eventually took off with a small blackbird in its claws.

I would guess the wing span to be about 1.5 metres.