Help me identify these birds

[VorpalSword]

Hope someone here can help me identify this pair of birds.

Thank you

The one on the left is Gary and the other one is Linda.

Sparrowhawks

Thank you.

That made me laugh out loud

Common buzzard

Haha made me laugh too!

Definitely common buzzards 😁

@TheDandyLion not a sparrow hawk but I was very excited when one was sitting in my garden this morning 😁

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Sparrowhawks

Not sparrow hawks- this is a sparrow hawk in our garden.

And looking at the camera

Buzzards

Buzzards

😂

Could they be kestrels?

Peregrine

My guess is kestrel.

I vote sparrowhawk.

Roughly how big were they: what bird (or thing) were they the size of?

Buzzard or peregrine falcon

Buzzard

When I first saw the photo I immediately thought sparrowhawk if it’s in a garden but now I agree with those saying buzzard - the rings on the tail are too narrow and close together for a sparrowhawk. Not a peregrine or a kestrel, doesn’t have the eye marks.

Some kind of hawk definitely.... but hard to say size with no scale.

But it is REALLY unusual to see them sitting on the ground, 2 together and so close to a person. I'm intrigued, are they wild birds? Is it in your garden or what? Are they ill?

The picture is from a wildlife camera. I have more photos at work so will try and find some with other details showing. Scale is harder but I will see if there is something else to give an idea of size.

DH is a birdwatcher of over 60 years - they are buzzards.

They are common buzzards.

Sparrowhawks are much greyer and have a longer barred tail.