Falcons in United Kingdom
4 species matching this filter.
Ranges from the Merlin (24cm) to the Peregrine Falcon (58cm)3 year-round residents
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
An elegant summer visitor to southern England, hunting dragonflies and small birds over heathland and wetlands from April to October.
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Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
A familiar hovering raptor seen along motorway verges, farmland, and open country year-round. Numbers have declined in parts of England but it remains widespread.
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Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
An uncommon resident falcon of upland moors in summer, moving to lowland coasts and marshes in winter.
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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
A year-round resident increasingly seen on cathedral ledges and city towers. The world's fastest animal has recovered well from past declines.
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