62 RESIDENTS AND MIGRANTS. 



WILD DUCK. Anas boschas, Linnaeus. 



A local resident, migratory in spring and autumn. 



GADWALL. Anas strepera, Linnaeus. 



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. 



SHOVELLEK. Anas clypeata, Linnaeus. 



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 Eomney Marsh ; and Mr. Hewitson, 

 in his ' Eggs of British Birds,' mentions Hornsea 

 Mere as a nesting-place. In Ireland the Shoveller is 

 a regular winter visitant. 



PINTAIL. Anas acuta, Linnaeus. 



A regular winter visitant in small numbers. 



WIGrEON. Anas penelope, Linnaeus. 



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 (Linnaeus). 



A local resident, and, like the Wild Duck, migra- 

 tory in spring and autumn. 



