Kestrel in my garden

[eastbelfastno1]

i agree this is a female juvenile sparrowhawk, a kestrel is orange and somewhat a lil smaller.

[dvr365]

its a female juv sparrowhawk, dvr365

[caitlmac1]

I think that is a Sharp shinned hawk.

[stiltonchoir]

Thanks for the info - will look it up in my bird book.

[Avestruzjr]

I am sorry but that's not a Kestrel it is some type of accipiter. Maybe a coopers or sharp-shinned hawk if you are in the USA, or it could be a sparrow hawk if you are in Europe.

[stiltonchoir]

I'm in the UK, so it's probably a sparrow-hawk. 

Sorry to offend any twitchers out there! :)