Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:40PM
PBBA 2003-7 in Merlin Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 8:04AM Falco columbarius aesalon
A frequent visitor in autumn and winter to the islands; has probably bred Ramsey. Nests also recorded at St Davids, Goodwick, Maenclochog, Tenby, and elswhere.
R.M.Lockley, G.C.S.Ingram, H.M.Salmon, 1949, The Birds of Pembrokeshire, The West Wales Field Society
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 12:17PM Winter visitor, has bred
Mathew (1894) noted St David's, Goodwick and Maenclochog as breeding areas for the Merlin. Lockley et al. (1949) added probable nesting on Ramsey but Lockley (1961) noted breeding at Freshwater West. A pair bred in the Preseli Mountains in 1970 and others may have done so in 1970 and 1971.
Merlins are widespread in the winter, arriving between March and May, but there are occasional sightings for all other months of the year. They are usually seen singly, but sometimes two and rarely three occur at one locality. Merlins are most frequently seen in coastal areas, such as the Marloes and St David's peninsulas, but as they freely hunt across farmland this may be more a reflection of observer distribution than of the bird.
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 10:27AM 
Red = breeding confirmed
Orange = breeding probable
Yellow = breeding possible
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 9:26AM 
The BTO winter atlas showed that Merlins were present in the majority of 10km squares during the winters of 1981-82, 1982-82 and 1983-84.
The darker the colour, the higher the relative total count for each 10km square. The darkest blue represents 2 birds seen in a day. The map plot clearly indicates this species ability to utilise all kinds of open habitat.
Graham Rees
Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 9:37PM Species account from M Mathew, 1894, "The Birds of Pembrokeshire and its islands"
