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A video of the training of a wild caught sparrow hawk, probably the last one taken under license issued by The Scottish Office over 25 years ago. Sparrowhawks were quite rare back then and very shy. The video was shot on heavy obsolete equipment used by the BBC with a two man crew. But I was the cameraman and star as well, so excuse the mistakes! All birds of prey were protected by the 1954 Birds Protection Act, except for the sparrow hawk which was not protected until 1962. They are my favourite birds for falconry, except perhaps for the merlin. 25 years ago I made all my own equipment, the aim being kit that worked and was comfortable for the bird. I even made the bells buying sheet brass from Jardine Matheson and using equipment bought from Hatton Garden. Otherwise, bells had to be imported from Lahore!