70 The Birds of Pembrokeshire, 
below Stone Hall, on the Cleddy, and by the side of tiny 
streams joining that river. The Wild Duck must have been 
far more abundant fifty years ago. In a meadow below Stone 
Hall the remains of an ambush at a bend of the stream still 
exist. Concealed within it an old farmer, who lived close at 
hand, used to shoot the Ducks as the flocks flew up and down 
the stream just at daybreak, or at dusk, and is reported to have 
often picked up twenty or more before his breakfast. In snowy 
weather, accompanied by rough northerly winds, we have our- 
selves seen great numbers of Duck on the Cleddy, and have 
had good sport with them. The rougher the wind the greater 
used to be our success, as the wind both prevented the birds 
from hearing our approach, and impeded their flight. We 
found a brood one summer close to the house, and the old 
Duck permitting herself to be caught, we carried them all to 
one of our ponds, but they did not stay there, quickly wandering 
off again to the river. 
GADWALL, Chawlelasmus streperus.—An occasional winter visitor ; 
rare. ‘Che Gadwall is included in Mr. Mathias’ list, and is said 
to have been shot near Pembroke. We have seen a pair 
stuffed in a case at Orielton, that were taken in the Decoy with 
other fowl. One in the gallery of British birds at South 
Kensington Natural History Museum was presented by Lord 
Cawdor, and came in all likelihood from the lake at Stackpole. 
GARGANEY, Querguedula circia.—An occasional summer visitor ; 
rare. Included in Mr. Mathias’ list. Specimens in the Stack- 
pole Court collection. Three were shot on a pond on a farm 
called Bramble, near Pen-y-cwm, in the north of the county, 
February 28, 1888. 
TEAL, Quergquedula creccaa—A common winter visitor; perhaps, 
also a resident in limited numbers. Although we have no 
evidence that it does so, we consider it extremely likely that a 
few pairs of Teal may nest annually in suitable places in the 
