Merlin (Falco columbarius)

STATUS AT LONGHAM LAKES

Rare visitor.

1. 1 over the causeway between the Lake and Quarry on 11th October 2007.
2. 1 male perched on a tree next to Haskins during a snowstorm on 2nd February 2009.
3. 1 fast along the west side of the Lakes, 5th September 2011.
4. 1 over the West Fields on 7th September 2011 (Roger Peart).
5. 1 on 13th September 2015, recorded separately by 2 observers (Martin Wood, Alan Pearce).