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i saw this bird today2007-11-24 17:22:32

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

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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

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could be a hawk. I seen one before

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hawk maybe

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sounds like my mother in law lol

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quite probably a sparrowhawk

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Could have been a Marsh Harrier. Where are you in the UK?

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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!

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Goshawk pronounced Gos - hawk

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pidgeon you thick *!

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pigeon?

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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?

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wow you saw a bird.

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Sparrow Hawk