MIGHT OF MOORS IN MERLIN RENAISSANCE

Date: 21st March, 2014 MIGHT OF MOORS IN MERLIN RENAISSANCE BRITAIN’S smallest birds of prey are flying in to nest on English grouse moors which have helped stave off their downfall. A new study commissioned by the Moorland Association (MA) has found dramatic gains in merlin populations on globally recognised heather moorland managed by gamekeepers for wild red grouse. Consultant ecologists, Penny AndersonAssociates, have highlighted significant increases using respected British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Atlas data. The study assessed the distribution of breeding merlin in