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sparrow hawk

NOUN
  1. small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
  2. small North American falcon

How To Use sparrow hawk In A Sentence

  • I was recently advised of a splendid plan to unloose some sparrow hawks in Glasgow's parks and squares.
  • He hid near nests of black woodpeckers, kingfishers, northern hazel hens and Eurasian sparrow hawks.
  • In the barn (one of only a handful that have not been developed in the locality) there are nesting pairs of barn owls, and sparrow hawks, while buzzards and peregrine falcons are regular visitors to the woods.
  • The high casualty rate among smaller birds can be partly attributed to the depredations of their natural predators, the sparrow hawk and kestrel.
  • There was a fieldfare, and a couple of birdwatchers with bigger binoculars and more knowledge than me said they had seen a female sparrow hawk and 30 widgeon.
  • The South African National Bird of Prey Centre takes in injured raptors - eagles, owls, sparrow hawks, for example - and nurses them back to health.
  • The high casualty rate among smaller birds can be partly attributed to the depredations of their natural predators, the sparrow hawk and kestrel.
  • Sparrow hawks are still around. Times, Sunday Times
  • Sparrow hawks are still around. Times, Sunday Times
  • He hid near nests of black woodpeckers, kingfishers, northern hazel hens and Eurasian sparrow hawks.
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