it looked like a bird of prey....it was about the size of a crow but was very pale grey....flying over moorland....any ideas what it was....in the uk
2006-10-15 08:55:52 · 13 answers · asked by toni lee 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
You really need to add more detail such as where (in the UK) you saw the bird, it sounds like a Hen Harrier or a Pallid Harrier as both are uniformly a pale grey. I don't think it would be a Goshawk as they tend to be dark grey
2006-10-15 09:22:18 · answer #1 · answered by abraxas5597 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sparrow Hawk
2006-10-16 05:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just Googled:
bird of prey in the united kingdom
and got some interesting sites. Perhaps you could look at the images and see if you recognize one.
Good luck!
2006-10-15 16:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a peregrine (blue/Gray) if there were cliffs or rocky outcrops nearby, could be a sparrow hawk or a Merlin, or even a Buzzard at a distance. Where in England were you at the time?
2006-10-15 18:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by Aquila 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goshawk pronounced Gos - hawk
2006-10-15 16:06:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could have been a Marsh Harrier. Where are you in the UK?
2006-10-15 16:03:57 · answer #6 · answered by 13caesars 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be a hawk. I seen one before
2006-10-15 15:58:57 · answer #7 · answered by Shy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like my mother in law lol
2006-10-15 15:59:05 · answer #8 · answered by neil b 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
quite probably a sparrowhawk
2006-10-15 16:02:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow you saw a bird...
2006-10-15 22:10:09 · answer #10 · answered by tttiiiffffff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋