68 The Birds of Pembrokeshtre. 
COMMON SHELDRAKE, Zadorna cornuta.— Resident. This 
handsome duck has been seen by Sir Hugh Owen, on the sands 
at Goodwick. Mr. Dix states that a pair or two nest on sand- 
hills below Milford Haven. Numbers nest on sandhills near 
Laugharne, just beyond the eastern borders of the county, in 
Carmarthenshire. A Sheldrake was captured, with other fowl, 
on Orielton decoy, one winter. 
RUDDY SHELDRAKE, Zadorna casarca. — Accidental visitor. 
During the summer of 1892, a large number of Ruddy Shel- 
drakes visited this country, an immigration almost as extra- 
ordinary in its way as the incursions of Pallas’ Sandgrouse, and 
flocks appeared at many places on all the coasts of England, 
Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, and many examples were shot. 
One was obtained out of a small flock near St. David’s during the 
month of July that year. These birds had probably come from 
North Africa. This beautiful species, which also bears the 
name of the Brahminy Duck, and is abundant in India, is com- 
monly kept on ornamental ponds, and the few occurrences 
which had been previously noted in this kingdom have been 
usually regarded as escapes. 
WIGEON, Mareca stenelofe—A common winter visitor. The 
Wigeon occurs in flocks in the autumn and winter all round the 
coast, and a few visit inland rivers and ponds. We have seen 
Wigeon in the Cleddy below Stone Hall, and have occasionally 
flushed and shot single birds from small pools and ditches when 
Snipe shooting. The Wigeon is by far the most numerous of all 
the ducks that visit us in the autumn. On the decoy at 
Orielton in eight seasons (1877-1885), 4,150 Wigeon were taken 
as against 1,197 Wild Duck and 2,975 Teal in the same period. 
We append a list of fowl supplied us by Col. Saurin, of Orielton, 
taken in the decoy from 1877-1885. We believe this list is 
published by Sir R. Payne Gallwey, Bart., in his book on 
“Decoys.” The Orielton decoy was partially constructed in 
1868, and added to in 1871, 1873, and 1876. No record of 
fowl taken was kept before 1877. 
