Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

Rare & local residents of 430 pairs breeding in Britain.

Also breeds in Europe & North America.

Adults always have a white eye stripe or supercilia, which tends to be broader in northern Eurasian and North American birds.

Its plumage is more variable than that of the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus).

Juvenile Eurasian Goshawks is usually a solid to mildly streaky brown above, with many variations in underside colour from nearly pure white to almost entirely overlaid with broad dark cinnamon-brown striping.

Both juveniles and adults have a barred tail, with 3 to 5 dark brown or black bars.

In Spring, Goshawks maintain territories with display flights.