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..     MERLIN (falco columbarius)     ..

a.k.a. PIGEON HAWK.

Image: John Gould

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 25-30cm

Wingspan: 50-62cm

Weight: 125-234g (m); 164-300g (f)

 

Shrill 'kek kek kek'

 

 

 

 

Summer: upland heather moors and conifer plantation edges.

Winter: lowland and varied from farmland to coastal saltmarshes.

 

Widespread

Uncommon

Amber List

 

 

İRob Brown

40x31mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

3-5

28-32 days

25-32 days

Season: Apr-Jul

12 years

 

 

1330 pairs

 

 

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