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| Image details: |
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| Image Description: |
A Merlin nests amongst the heather |
| Image notes: |
A Merlin's nest near Mid Yell |
| Species in Image: |
Merlin |
| Date: |
1965 |
| Area: |
Yell |
| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc00629 |
| General details: |
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| Common Name |
Merlin |
| Latin Name |
Falco Columbarius |
| Shetland Name |
Peerie Hawk |
| Latin Group Name |
Falconiformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Falconidae |
| Common Family Name |
Falcons |
| Description |
Now a scarce breeding resident or summer visitor. Shetland ringed juveniles are occasionally trapped in Fair Isle in autumn, suggesting that they head south for the winter. |
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