For example, it has been estimated that for species like common teal (Anas crecca) and wigeon (A.
On the pond the wigeon drake dived incontinently, and of the pink flamingoes all, save one, sought the banks, where they twisted their long necks into the shape of corkscrews, just to show their indignation.
The wigeon drake came up quietly to join the audience, and later a stray pochard joined the little group, but nobody else was interested.
On some parts of the coast of Norfolk I found that they are included with the Wigeon under the common name of 'Smee-Duck'.
The Wigeon ranks next to the Teal and Wild Duck as an article of food, and, being more plentiful than either of these birds, it is among the best known of all the Ducks which frequent our shores.
The Wigeon arrives upon our seaboard, from the Arctic regions, in vast numbers every autumn, and from that time forward to the following spring resides with us.
It is gregarious at this season, often congregating into large flocks, and not unfrequently associates with other Sea Ducks, notably with Wigeon and Pintail.
This autumn migration of the Wigeon begins late in September, and lasts well on into November.
The geese and wigeon had entirely disappeared--this was early in April--but passage-ducks still skimmed in large flights over the open waters.
The bulk of the ducks this winter (1888) proved to be Pintails, though Wigeon were hardly less abundant.
Many of the Wigeon and other ducks, and all Golden Plovers are now gone.
No sooner had she emerged from the cover of the armajos (samphire), than the nearer teal and wigeon began swimming out, scattering away to right and left in lines all radiating from the focus of alarm.
The larger ducks and the geese had betaken themselves to the sea, or to the dried marisma respectively; but great numbers of wigeon and the smaller ducks still sought resting-places up and down the long Retuerta.
The wigeonrealises his advantage and sticks to the shallow--the raptor ever trying to force him to the deep.
We killed ninety-six, mostly wigeon and pochard, a few mallard and teal, besides twenty snipe.
Wigeon arrive from the end of September onwards, the great influx occurring during the first fortnight of November.
Not seeing them till quite close in, but one barrel can be emptied each time, yet soon a score of beautiful pintail and wigeon formed the basis of a pile.
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