Annual population estimates are not available for pine martens, hen harriers, peregrine falcons and sparrowhawks.
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In one case it was particularly dishonestly done, with goshawk eggs put in a sparrowhawk's nest.
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There is a need to clip the wings of some birds of prey, particularly thesparrowhawkand the peregrine.
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Licences are granted for the taking from the wild of peregrine falcons, sparrowhawks, merlins and golden plovers to use them as birds of falconry.
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The creation of infertility in thesparrowhawkled to the near obliteration of the species.
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The police have also found gorilla skulls, leopards, sparrowhawks, snowy owls, turtles, tortoises, parrots and a host of primates.
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No specific work is presently being funded into predation by sparrowhawks.
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Hedgerows give some protection against sparrowhawks.
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Other than a lack of food—especially a lack of food before winter—and differences in stubble treatment, the vast increase in sparrowhawks seems to be a factor in their disappearance.
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In 1986 no licences were issued to take merlins from the wild; 45 licences were issued to take sparrowhawks from the wild, and 39 sparrowhawks were taken.
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That is an infinitely more common bird, where the environment is remotely suitable for it, than thesparrowhawkand in the opinion of most people it does far more damage.
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The most important predator is probably thesparrowhawk, closely followed by the domestic cat.
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Butterflies include white-letter and purple hairstreaks, and there are breeding birds such assparrowhawkand tawny owl.
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Asparrowhawkflew into the room, seized the goldfinch, and he was never seen again.
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Birds of prey includesparrowhawk, kestrel and tawny owl.
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