Merlin Falco columbarius
A winter visitor to Norfolk, mainly seen at marshes close to the coast.
%20L.JPG "Merlin, Lewis, 16-May-04") |
%20L.JPG "Merlin, Lewis, 16-May-04") |
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female Merlin, Lewis (Outer Hebrides, UK), 16th May 2004
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%20L.JPG "Merlin, Porthgwarra, 17-Oct-10") |
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Merlin, Porthgwarra (Cornwall, UK), 17th October 2010
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%20L.JPG "Merlin, N of Stanhoe, 19-Dec-05") |
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female (or first-winter male) Merlin, north of Stanhoe (Norfolk, UK), 19th December 2005
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.JPG "Merlin, Sheringham, 19-Mar-11") |
.JPG "Merlin, Sheringham, 19-Mar-11") |
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Merlin, probably first-winter male, Sheringham (Norfolk, UK), 19th March 2011
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%20L.JPG "Merlin, Penninis, 3-Oct-07") |
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Merlin, Penninis (St Mary's, UK), 3rd October 2007
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%20L.JPG "Merlin, Burnham Norton, 29-Apr-11") |
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%20L.JPG "Merlin, Burnham Norton, 29-Apr-11") |
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%20L.JPG "Merlin, Burnham Norton, 29-Apr-11") |
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%20L.JPG "Merlin, Burnham Norton, 29-Apr-11") |
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%20L.JPG "Merlin, Burnham Norton, 29-Apr-11") |
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Merlin pursuing Hen Harrier, Burnham Norton (Norfolk, UK), 29th April 2011
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Merlin, between Fring and Inmere (Norfolk, UK), 20th February 2012
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British Merlins belong to the subspecies aesalon and/or subaesalon. The species also occurs in North America where three more races occur. The bird in the following photo probably belongs to the nominate race columbarius (called Taiga Merlin), darker than British birds.
%20L.JPG "Merlin, Oyster Bay Shoreline Park, 12-Sep-06") |
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'Taiga Merlin' (subspecies columbarius), Oyster Bay Shoreline Park (British Columbia, Canada), 12th September 2006
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,%201-Nov-07%20(A1)%20T.JPG "Kestrel")
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%20T.JPG "Peregrine")