Merlin (Falco columbarius) are very rarely seen on the Llantysilio mountains and in the Clwydian Range. They are a bird of prey which grows up to 13 inches long with a wing span of 27 inches. The UK is the mildest part of their breeding range. Look out for the males blue-grey back and orange tinted underparts, or the juvenile and females dark brown above with white and brown spotted underparts.

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