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Merlin
Chris Packham presents the merlin.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Chris Packham presents the story of the merlin. These diminutive falcons nest in deep heather on moorland, mainly in the north and west. In winter they also hunt over open country, hillsides and coastal marshes. The male merlin or jack is our smallest falcon, about the size of a mistle thrush.
Last on
Mon 15 Jan 202405:58
BBC Radio 4
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Webpage image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)
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- Fri 24 Jan 201405:58BBC Radio 4 FM
- Wed 13 Jul 201605:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 4 Apr 201905:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 15 Apr 202105:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 15 Jan 202405:58BBC Radio 4
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