Hello! I've got this gorgeous sparrowhawk visiting my garden lately, and going by size (slightly larger than a blackbird?) I think it's a male, but I can't find a single picture on the Internet of a juvenile, male, or female with this rich red brown coloring!! Anyone think it might be erythristic?? Or have seen other sparrowhawks this color??
Hi April,
What a beautiful bird. I'm honestly not sure if it's Erythristic or not but the BTO are running an abnormal plumage survey, it might be worth submitting it to them to see what they say. It can be found here: www.bto.org/.../plumage
Hi April, what a beauty indeed, the colours are georgeous.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.