I saw a grey coloured bird of prey in my garden this morning when I woke up, with what I assume is pigeon feathers around it. Unfortunately I didn’t take a photo as it flew off before I had the chance. I did manage to get a photo of the feathers though. Hopefully I can find out what it is.
The most likely candidate will be Sparrowhawk
Cin J
I agree with Germain, and would suggest this will become more and more common in future years. Collared dove numbers have dropped a lot in this area, and many other prey species like starling likewise. Sparrowhawks are more than capable of catching most bird species incl swifts and house martins, waders like snipe and phalaropes, etc etc. With so many pigeons around, esp in urban and suburban areas, partly due to people feeding them, and other people not shooting them anymore, piles of pigeon feathers will become commonplace. Pretty much already have here, and I've seen a male take one twice its size.