Accipiter nisus – GWALCH GLAS – Breeding resident
Sparrowhawk – 2003-07 breeding
Accipiter nisus – GWALCH GLAS – Breeding resident Comparison with previous atlas: 1984-88 2003-07 Breeding confirmed 37 23 Breeding probable 36 48 Breeding possible 185 125 No of tetrads occupied 258 (of 478) 196 (of 490) Percentage of tetrads 54% 40% There has been a clear decrease (23%) in the total number of tetrads in […]
Sparrowhawk – 1994
Accipiter nisus – GWALCH GLAS – Breeding resident 1984-88 Breeding confirmed 37 Breeding probable 36 Breeding possible 185 No of tetrads occupied 258 (of 478) Percentage of tetrads 54% The Sparrowhawk has always been a common resident according to both Mathew (1894) and Lockley et al. (1949). Landowners waged ineffective war against them, Lloyd noting a gibbet […]
Sparrowhawk – 1980s winter
Accipiter nisus – GWALCH GLAS – Breeding resident The BTO winter atlas showed that Sparrowhawks were present in most 10km squares during the winters of 1981-82, 1982-82 and 1983-84. The darker the colour, the higher the relative total count for each 10km square. The darkest blue represents over 3 birds seen in a day. It is likely […]
Sparrowhawk – 1968-72 breeding
Red = breeding confirmed Orange = breeding probable Yellow = breeding possible More about the Sparrowhawk in Pembrokeshire
Sparrow-Hawk – 1949
Species account from the Birds of Pembrokeshire, 1949, by Lockley, Ingram and Salmon.
Sparrowhawk – 1894
Species account from The 1894 ‘Birds of Pembrokeshire and its Islands’ by Rev M A Mathews
Pembrokeshire Avifauna 