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Latin name: Accipter gentilis
Size: Wingspan approx 105cm. Length approx 60cm.
Distribution: Quite rare, but found in many parts of England Wales and
Scotland. Stronghold is Wales and central England. Absent from Northern Ireland.
Months seen: All year round.
Habitat: Mainly coniferous and beech woodland.
Food: Birds and mammals such as squirrel, rabbit, pigeon, pheasant.
Special features: When seen in flight the goshawk has broad wings and a
long tail. It is similar looking to a sparrowhawk,
but noticeably larger.
Goshawk colouring is slate grey above and white below. The female has grey
barred breast markings. The male has similar markings but in a red-brown colour.
There is a thin dark line over the eye, with a wider white stripe above it.
Goshawks became extinct in Britain in the early 1900's, but started to appear
again in the 1960's. This was probably the result of falconers birds escaping
into the wild.
UK Safari Birds of Prey Section
UK Safari Bird Section
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