Hawks & Eagles in Hertfordshire
Our list for Hertfordshire has 5 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Hertfordshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusSummer visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantRare41–52 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made