This is a nice comparison/contrast although when you digress to the Sparrowhawk it becomes most confusing.. “ Merlin is a much smaller falcon than the kestrel” . Then “ male and female Merlins are similar size to male and female Sparrowhawk! ? We know Sparrowhawk are closely if not BIGGER than the Kestrel… what am I missing?
@zakuto4947
3 жыл бұрын
What's the different between Merlin and Hobby?? Confused at their Colouration (Merlin) and (Hobby),not (Kestrel) because it has Red backed wings.
@flufflebut8781
5 жыл бұрын
I like the mention of behavioral clues like the hovering, most other guides only cover calls and visual clues like markings or shape, but if the bird isn't chatty and just zooming by, those alone aren't too helpful.
@BTOvideo
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your support, we'll do our best to keep producing BTO Bird ID videos on a regular basis.
@nickclements2787
8 жыл бұрын
excellent - thanks very much.
@RobMellowship
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. It is very helpful.
@misscircle207
I was like oh my gosh is it hunting another kestrel?! Until i saw the tilte
@garyttomo1641
3 жыл бұрын
Seen my first merlin this morning/ really chuffed
@spelunkerd
5 жыл бұрын
Here in Western North America, the Merlin is significantly larger than the Kestril. Where both are present, the Kestril is pushed to outside areas by very aggressive territorial Merlin behavior. Merlins around here fly like fighter pilots, though catching birds on the wing can be a surprisingly delicate snatch from behind and above. In urban areas they can be irritatingly noisy.
@craigwinter3792
4 жыл бұрын
Just saw a Merlin flying down a roadside ditch in rural Northwest Minnesota. Didn't know if it was a Merlin or Kestrel, but it definitely wasn't one of the larger hawks and eagles in the area. I never knew Kestrels hovered and now I'd really like to see it.
@DavidJJames
Excellent video. Many thanks for this information.
@w33burd
12 жыл бұрын
Love, love, love these ID guides, they're so useful! Please do keep 'em coming ;-)
@DebbieSeaKay
5 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for this video! I was puzzling over what type of hawk has set up a roost in our barn next to an occupied Barn Owl box, and had narrowed it down to either a Kestrel or a Merlin, and know that both are currently active in our region - but this video left no doubt in my mind at all. It's a Kestrel.
@bobbyshaftoe409
11 жыл бұрын
Fantastic ID guides ,I'm mad-keen on bird-watching and have been for decades,but I still struggle at times to narrow a sighting down to one (the correct) species.These guides are just wonderful.
@touchedbynature5445
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video very informative and helpful. Many thanks for sharing.
@danielwilliam7023
8 жыл бұрын
I was feeding the birds in my garden when a Merlin flew right by me and tried to grab one of the sparrows. I'm not 100% sure it was a Merlin though. Didn't get a propper look on it since it was freaking fast! But the shape and flying style looked exactly like the one showed in this video, and it was really small, about the same size of a pidgeon.
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