At the end of Springwatch we promised we'd keep following our kestrel and sparrowhawk families and update you on their progress. The good news from the kestrel nest is that dad has continued to be ...

In fact, the sparrow hawk is a falcon: the American kestrel. This classy little falcon is as easy to misidentify as, I think, it is to identify. Perched upon a power line ...

Next is the Sparrow Hawk, which has other names such as American Sparrow Hawk, American Kestrel, Windhover, Rusty-crowned Kestrel, Kitty Hawk, Grasshopper Hawk and Mouse Hawk. Of course ...

seeing a sparrowhawk was a notable experience. “Now, I’d be surprised if I didn’t see one.” Sparrowhawks are similar in appearance and size to the kestrel, but their shorter wings make ...

SIR – The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has again targeted “intensive farming” as the reason for a decline in the kestrel and sparrowhawk populations. Yet I have seen a huge ...