British and Irish Merlin recoveries, 1911–1984

Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 1996

“…There were no reports of passage birds or individuals of the subaesalon race. An examination of recoveries relating to the 21 pulli, supports the assertion by Heavisides (1987) that there is a period of rapid post-fledging dispersal followed by a steady southwards movement in this species. The two overseas recoveries are reported here, both from France.…”