62 RESIDENTS AND MIGRANTS. 
WILD DUCK. Anas boschas, Linneus. 
A local resident, migratory in spring and autumn. 
GADWALL. Anas strepera, Linneus. 
A rare winter visitant, less common in Scotland 
and Ireland than in England. ‘The British Islands 
generally lie too far west to be visited by this species. 
SHOVELLER. Anas clypeata, Linneus. 
A spring and autumn migrant, occasionally re- 
maining to breed. ‘The nest is reported to have been 
found in Haddingtonshire, Elgin, and Dumbarton- 
shire, in Northumberland, Durham, Staffordshire, 
Norfolk, Kent, and Dorsetshire. Yarrell states that 
it formerly bred in Romney Marsh; and Mr. Hewitson, 
in his ‘ Kees of British Birds, mentions Hornsea 
Mere as a nesting-place. In Ireland the Shoveller is 
a regular winter visitant. 
PINTAIL. Anas acuta, Linneus. 
A regular winter visitant in small numbers. 
WIGEON. Anas penelope, Linneus. 
Breeds regularly in the north of Scotland, and 
rarely in England. ‘The nest is reported to have been 
found in Derbyshire, Cheshire, Norfolk, and Sussex. 
It is best known, however, as a winter visitant. 
TEAL. Querquedula crecca (Linneus). 
A local resident, and, like the Wild Duck, migra- 
tory in spring and autumn. 
