Species Detail - Merlin (Falco columbarius) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ACE EIP Winter Farmland Bird Survey 2025/2026".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Falco columbarius
Merlin
NHMSYS0000530743
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex I Bird Species || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
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Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
3
3
2
02/01/2026
15/02/2026
1 January (recorded in 1984)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
SECAD Partnership CLG - Arable Coast Environment (ACE) EIP, ACE EIP Winter Farmland Bird Survey 2025/2026, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Merlin (Falco columbarius), accessed 22 September 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/452/Species/11701