Falcons Merlin Chick, Perthshire, 2013 (K Brockie) This family of raptors, the Falconiformes includes the falcons. The SRMS monitors four of the 12 species which occur in Britain & Europe. Click on the links below to find out more about each of these species. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Merlin Falco columbarius Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus