About Sparrowhawk Island

Sparrowhawk Island - Real Sparrowhawks and other british birds and wildlife captured in their habitat live on web cam - Sparrowhawk Island - The UK's Number 1 website for Sparrowhawks in the wild.Sparrowhawk Island is a web site dedicated to capturing live footage of many species of british birds, but mainly the sparrowhawk as it lives in the wild.

Our live streaming web cams are permanently fixed in our wood in Cheshire, England and capture much of the goings on in a sparrowhawks typical daily routine.

Our Sparrowhawk cams and live footage of other British birds and wildlife.

All of our live streaming Sparrowhawk and wildlife cams are funded out of our own pocket and from donations from the public.  Our camera's stream live footage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As more interest grows more cameras will be added.

We also have our cameras pointed at a blackbirds nest, a Long Tailed Tit, a Robin and many others will follow.

Our Sparrowhawk's

Our Sparrowhawks and their nest is based the heart of Cheshire in England close to a beautiful canal.

"Not your average cam site...."

Sparrowhawk web camsThis isn't your average online web cam site. Our web cams allow us to follow every aspect of the sparrowhawks life, whether its in the nest, feeding time or the male bringing kills in.  You will see the female Sparrowhawk leave the nest and take the kill away from the male to feed herself and her chicks. 

We also have web cams focused on our mating and courtship branch and of course a secondary web cam trained on our watering hole.

The rest of the cams are situated throughout the wood in all of their favourite hotspots, this means you're guaranteed a good show.

Our live streaming sponsor for 2010 - 2011

Broomheath Plantation is a forestry company specialising in the management of small woodlands for conservation, timber production, education and public access.

Formed in June 2006, Broomheath Plantation is a forestry company specialising in the management of small woodlands for conservation, timber production, education and public access.

Visit website: www.broomheath.co.uk

Many thanks to our cam supplier.

Spy Camera CCTV - Cam suppliers to Sparrowhawk Island

Spy Camera CCTV manufacture security cam systems. From hidden, pinhole, wired and wireless spycams to full surveillance kit to include DVR's, PVR's, mini LCD screens and much more.

Visit website: www.spycameracctv.com

Our streaming provider.

CheckItLive.com. We aim to bring you 100% live webstreams so you can watch a fascinating array of places, activities and creatures in real time, right now.

CheckItLive.com. We aim to bring you 100% live webstreams so you can watch a fascinating array of places, activities and creatures in real time, right now.

Visit website: www.checkitlive.com/camera/sparrowhawk-island-cheshire.html

"Make a donation."

make a donation to Sparrowhawk Island via PayPalThe upkeep of our website, 20 web cams (standard and night vision), live streaming service and upkeep of the wildlife habitat is all funded from our own pockets and via donations from kind members of the public, people viewing the Sparrowhawk Island website and local businesses.

100% of everything we earn from any donations goes back into looking after the environmental area and these magnificent birds of prey.

If you would like to make a donation via PayPal please click here to learn more

Sparrowhawk Island

Biology

Live Sparrowhawk footageThe sparrowhawk is a common bird of prey in woodlands throughout the UK and much of Europe and northern Asia. It is 30-38 cm long, its wing span measures 60-80 cm. The wings are pointed, the tail is long and heavily banded with dark markings.

Their flight consists of a series of short wing strokes followed by periods of gliding flight. While the male hunts mostly sparrows and tits, the larger female often feeds on much larger prey like starlings or thrushes. Occasionally the sparrowhawk may choose to eat mice or large insects.

Their nest is often made in pine trees although any wooded area that offers good nesting and security has been found used.

In the nest the female lays around 4-6 brownish speckled eggs, that she broods for approximately 5 weeks. When the young hatch they are fed by the female for up to a month, the male brings food to the nest at regular intervals. For some time after they have left the nest the sparrowhawks may still return there to spend the night.

Did you know?

In China the sparrowhawk was associated with Autumn, the season of hunting and of living in retirement. In ancient Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire it was a symbol of the powers of the Sun.

A Greek myth tells of king Nisus, to whom the sparrowhawk owes its scientific name Accipiter nisus. Nisus' kingdom Megara was besieged by Minos and its safety depended upon the hair of Nisus. But Nisus' daughter, Scylla, was in love with Minos and cut off a lock of her father's hair which she offered to his enemy. Minos took advantage of the offer but drowned Scylla in the Saronic Sea. She was then changed into a lark and Nisus into a sparrowhawk, eternally chasing his daughter.

Sparrowhawk cams and live footage of other British birds and wildlife.

Our 2010 bird cams are now live. We are currently capturing live footage of our Sparrowhawk's, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Blue tit, Great tit, Mallard and Grey Wagtail.

Our 2010 bird cams are now live. We are currently capturing live footage of our Sparrowhawk's, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Mallard and Grey Wagtail. 
View our live sparrowhawk and wildlife web cams here

Our 2010 bird cams are now live. We are currently capturing live footage of our Sparrowhawk's, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Mallard and Grey Wagtail.

FREE Sparrowhawk footage and clips

Take a look at some of our FREE Sparrowhawk footage and video clips.  Our FREE videos can also be found on You Tube.

 

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