Hawkmaster
27-01-2005, 10:25 PM
Saker falcon (Falco Cherrug)
Sandford's sea eagle (cf. solomon sea eagle)
Sandy scops owl (Otus Icterorhynchus)
Sangihe scops owl (Otus Collari)
Sao Tome scops owl (Otus Hartlaubi)
Saw-whet owl (Aegolius Acadicus)
Scissor-tailed kite (Chelictinia Riocourii)
Scops owl (Otus Scops)
Sea eagle (cf. white-tailed eagle)
Secretarybird (Sagittarius Serpentarius)
Semicollared hawk (Accipiter Cirrocephalus)
Seychelles Kestrel (Falco Araea)
Seychelles scops owl (Otus Insularis)
Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter Striatus)
Shelley's eagle-owl (Bubo Shelleyi)
Shikra (Accipiter Badius)
Short-eared owl (Asio Flammeus)
Short-tailed hawk (Buteo Brachyurus)
Short-toed eagle (Circaetus Gallicus)
Siberian honey buzzard (Pernis Ptilorhynchus)
Sichuan wood owl (Strix Davidi)
Simeulue scops owl (Otus Umbra)
Slaty-mantled sparrowhawk (Accipiter Luteoschistaceus)
Slender-billed kite (Rostrhamus Hamatus)
Small sparrowhawk (Accipiter Nanus)
Snake-eagle (cf. short-toed eagle)
Snowy owl (Nyctea Scandiaca)
Sokoke scops owl (Otus Ireneae)
Solitary eagle (Harpyhaliaetus Solitarius)
Solomon hawk owl (Ninox Jacquinoti)
Solomon sea-eagle (Haliaeetus Sanfordi)
Sooty falcon (Falco Concolor)
Sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa)
Southern boobook (Ninox Boobook)
Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus)
Southern white-faced owl (Otus Granti)
Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila Adalberti)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
AKA: Eurasian sparrowhawk
Adult males have a slate grey back and white underparts, closely barred with orange. Their grey tail has 4-5 dark bars. Females are larger, with brown upperparts, a white stripe over the eye and dark barring underneath. They look heavier than the males. Their broad, rounded wings and long tail are adapted for flying between trunks and branches enabling them to weave in and out of trees at high speed. They never hover like kestrels.
Where does it live?
Breeding
They prefer conifer woodlands for nesting but are also found in broad-leaved woodland and even thick hedges. Most recently they have spread into urban parks and cemeteries and are now regular garden visitors. They tend to have traditional territories and will usually build new nests each year.
Wintering
Similar to breeding habitats.
Where to see it
In the UK it is found everywhere where, except for parts of the Scottish Highlands, the Western Isles and Shetland. It is found in woodlands, along hedgerows and in parks and gardens. Usually seen flying fast and low in pursuit of prey, or soaring high on rounded wings.
What does it eat?
Small birds
What does it sound like?
Call is a harsh, chattering 'kek-kek-kek..'
When to see it
All year round.
Speckled hawk owl (Ninox Punctulata)
Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix Perspicillata)
Spot-tailed Goshawk (Accipiter Trinotatus)
Spotted eagle (Aquila Clanga)
Spotted eagle-owl (Bubo Africanus)
Spotted harrier (Circus Assimilis)
Spotted kestrel (Falco Mollucensis)
Spotted owl (Strix Occidentalis)
Spotted owlet (Athene Brama)
Spotted wood-owl (Strix Seloputo)
Square-tailed kite (Lophoictinia Isura)
Steller's sea-eagle (Haliaeetus Pelagicus)
Steppe buzzard (Buteo Buteo Vulpinus)
Steppe eagle (cf. tawny eagle)
Steppe Eagle (Aquila Nipalensis)
Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
Striped owl (Asio Clamator)
Stygian owl (Asio Stygius)
Sulawesi goshawk (Accipiter Griseiceps)
Sulawesi Owl (Tyto Rosenbergii)
Sulawesi scops owl (Otus Manadensis)
Sulawesi serpent-eagle (Spilornis Rufipectus)
Sumba boobook (Ninox Rudolfi)
Sunda scops owl (Otus Lempiji)
Swainson's buzzard (Buteo Swainsonii)
Swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides Forficatus)
Swamp harrier (Circus Approximans)
Sandford's sea eagle (cf. solomon sea eagle)
Sandy scops owl (Otus Icterorhynchus)
Sangihe scops owl (Otus Collari)
Sao Tome scops owl (Otus Hartlaubi)
Saw-whet owl (Aegolius Acadicus)
Scissor-tailed kite (Chelictinia Riocourii)
Scops owl (Otus Scops)
Sea eagle (cf. white-tailed eagle)
Secretarybird (Sagittarius Serpentarius)
Semicollared hawk (Accipiter Cirrocephalus)
Seychelles Kestrel (Falco Araea)
Seychelles scops owl (Otus Insularis)
Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter Striatus)
Shelley's eagle-owl (Bubo Shelleyi)
Shikra (Accipiter Badius)
Short-eared owl (Asio Flammeus)
Short-tailed hawk (Buteo Brachyurus)
Short-toed eagle (Circaetus Gallicus)
Siberian honey buzzard (Pernis Ptilorhynchus)
Sichuan wood owl (Strix Davidi)
Simeulue scops owl (Otus Umbra)
Slaty-mantled sparrowhawk (Accipiter Luteoschistaceus)
Slender-billed kite (Rostrhamus Hamatus)
Small sparrowhawk (Accipiter Nanus)
Snake-eagle (cf. short-toed eagle)
Snowy owl (Nyctea Scandiaca)
Sokoke scops owl (Otus Ireneae)
Solitary eagle (Harpyhaliaetus Solitarius)
Solomon hawk owl (Ninox Jacquinoti)
Solomon sea-eagle (Haliaeetus Sanfordi)
Sooty falcon (Falco Concolor)
Sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa)
Southern boobook (Ninox Boobook)
Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus)
Southern white-faced owl (Otus Granti)
Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila Adalberti)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
AKA: Eurasian sparrowhawk
Adult males have a slate grey back and white underparts, closely barred with orange. Their grey tail has 4-5 dark bars. Females are larger, with brown upperparts, a white stripe over the eye and dark barring underneath. They look heavier than the males. Their broad, rounded wings and long tail are adapted for flying between trunks and branches enabling them to weave in and out of trees at high speed. They never hover like kestrels.
Where does it live?
Breeding
They prefer conifer woodlands for nesting but are also found in broad-leaved woodland and even thick hedges. Most recently they have spread into urban parks and cemeteries and are now regular garden visitors. They tend to have traditional territories and will usually build new nests each year.
Wintering
Similar to breeding habitats.
Where to see it
In the UK it is found everywhere where, except for parts of the Scottish Highlands, the Western Isles and Shetland. It is found in woodlands, along hedgerows and in parks and gardens. Usually seen flying fast and low in pursuit of prey, or soaring high on rounded wings.
What does it eat?
Small birds
What does it sound like?
Call is a harsh, chattering 'kek-kek-kek..'
When to see it
All year round.
Speckled hawk owl (Ninox Punctulata)
Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix Perspicillata)
Spot-tailed Goshawk (Accipiter Trinotatus)
Spotted eagle (Aquila Clanga)
Spotted eagle-owl (Bubo Africanus)
Spotted harrier (Circus Assimilis)
Spotted kestrel (Falco Mollucensis)
Spotted owl (Strix Occidentalis)
Spotted owlet (Athene Brama)
Spotted wood-owl (Strix Seloputo)
Square-tailed kite (Lophoictinia Isura)
Steller's sea-eagle (Haliaeetus Pelagicus)
Steppe buzzard (Buteo Buteo Vulpinus)
Steppe eagle (cf. tawny eagle)
Steppe Eagle (Aquila Nipalensis)
Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
Striped owl (Asio Clamator)
Stygian owl (Asio Stygius)
Sulawesi goshawk (Accipiter Griseiceps)
Sulawesi Owl (Tyto Rosenbergii)
Sulawesi scops owl (Otus Manadensis)
Sulawesi serpent-eagle (Spilornis Rufipectus)
Sumba boobook (Ninox Rudolfi)
Sunda scops owl (Otus Lempiji)
Swainson's buzzard (Buteo Swainsonii)
Swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides Forficatus)
Swamp harrier (Circus Approximans)