Police investigate after dead sparrowhawk found in East Yorkshire

The dead sparrowhawkThe dead sparrowhawk
The dead sparrowhawk
Police are appealing for information after a sparrowhawk was found shot dead near Keyingham.

It is suspected to have been killed on or around October 16 near the quarry and Boyes Lane in Keyingham.

A Humberside Police spokesman said: "We treat the persecution of birds of prey as a wildlife crime and will fully investigate all such incidents."

Call 101.