What a surprise on my bird table

[teresa]

The other day this bird landed on the bird table which is a large tray on a patio table.
Either a sparrow hawk or kestral (dont know the difference) But such a surprise to see it eating the seed which is always there then he flew off and landed on the fence and looked at me.
First time in years I was speachless. I have had them fly through the garden after little birds but have  not had one on the table.
Has anyone else had this happen to them.

[Spurdie]

Obviously a gowpit bird!   We sometimes have a sparrowhawk in our garden. We easily know it is there, as all the little birds scream their head off when they see it! Maybe it was a silly young bird that didn't know what to eat! Mum had a young blackbird in her garden today (almost full size, but still spotty feathers) and she tossed it a wee worm as she was digging. To her amazement the silly creature just hopped round and round the worm, peering closely at it, then eventually hopping off!   It then chased a peacock butterfly all round the garden, without ever catching it!

[teresa]

I was wondering if it was a vedgetarian hee hee and not one bird made a noise so strange but a forked tail and the way it flew off it was a bird of prey most unusal.

[Spurdie]

Hello Teresa
I suppose you get stupid birds, the same as you get stupid humans. I suppose your kestrel and Mum's blackbird would get the dunce's cap for not knowing what they're supposed to eat!  

[Plocket]

Wow! Mum and dad have sparrowhawks visit their garden occasionally and it goes eerily quiet until the pair have gone. Perhaps he thought the seed was a snack to supplement his meat diet!!!

[Val]

 ;DHi Plocket, yes I did have one and shortly after saw the mice, The bird obviously saw them before I did, so have a good look round something is afoot.