| Although the merlin was usually out of sight, the sanderlings never forgot that a predator was in the vicinity. |
| Talin, merlin, and philopodin are other major members of the FERM superfamily. |
| A peregrine falcon and a merlin swoop overhead, and the canyon soon curves to the left. |
| Similarly I can recall seeing blackcock, grouse, ring ousel and merlin on Exmoor until the mid sixties. |
| He heard the cry of a merlin and the beating of its wings as it flew over his head. |
| Other wintering species include little egret, spoonbill, hen harrier, merlin, peregrine, green sandpiper and common sandpiper. |
