Goshawk
Some people have difficulty telling Goshawks from Sparrowhawks because their adult plumages are quite similar. But juvenile Goshawk is highly distinctive with its buff wash and large teardrop-shaped markings, which is nothing like juvenile Sparrowhawk which has barred underparts, like this: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/50276720518/in/photolist You can just see a couple of adult barred feathers in the Goshawk's armpit, the start of its moult to adult plumage when it will look like this: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/52767497031/in/photolist You can also see that this bird has a bulging crop, a sign it has just fed. This immature female was photographed in the wild in the Peak District.
Goshawk
Some people have difficulty telling Goshawks from Sparrowhawks because their adult plumages are quite similar. But juvenile Goshawk is highly distinctive with its buff wash and large teardrop-shaped markings, which is nothing like juvenile Sparrowhawk which has barred underparts, like this: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/50276720518/in/photolist You can just see a couple of adult barred feathers in the Goshawk's armpit, the start of its moult to adult plumage when it will look like this: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/52767497031/in/photolist You can also see that this bird has a bulging crop, a sign it has just fed. This immature female was photographed in the wild in the Peak District.