“This year's decoration at the Merlion Park consists of a series of 20 chequered flags flanking the Merlion.”

“This year's decoration at the Merlion Park consists of a series of 20 chequered flags flanking the Merlion.”

“A peregrine falcon and a merlin swoop overhead, and the canyon soon curves to the left.”

“He heard the cry of a merlin and the beating of its wings as it flew over his head.”

“Similarly I can recall seeing blackcock, grouse, ring ousel and merlin on Exmoor until the mid sixties.”

“A peregrine falcon and a merlin swoop overhead, and the canyon soon curves to the left.”

“He heard the cry of a merlin and the beating of its wings as it flew over his head.”

“Similarly I can recall seeing blackcock, grouse, ring ousel and merlin on Exmoor until the mid sixties.”

“The moorland blaze has come at a bad time for ground-nesting birds such as golden plovers, curlews, lapwings and merlins, a rare bird of prey.”

“Usually early migrants, the first ouzel's song echoes round the hills and the first birds fall prey to merlins and peregrines.”

“As well as grouse watching, Dan and his colleagues also give informal tours around the reserve for young ornithologists keen to spot merlins, buzzards and ospreys.”