The smallest raptor in the Western Palearctic, Merlins are a small, fast-moving, horizontal predator of small birds. They are a migratory species breeding in northern Europe and present in Portugal only between October and April.
The smallest raptor in the Western Palearctic, Merlins are a small, fast-moving, horizontal predator of small birds. They are a migratory species breeding in northern Europe and present in Portugal only between October and April.