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south-east Sweden and in Spain; fairly common tliroughout 

 central and western Europe and the Mediterranean basin on 

 migration and during winter. 



ShoYeller ; a winter visitor, at times fairly common in the 

 west after severe weather ; frequently reported from Scilly ; a 

 iiock of over a hundred seen for some days on the marshes 

 near Land's End, about the end of January, 1894 ; a small flock 

 seen near Truro, February 14th, 1902; nests abundantly in 

 Scotland, especially between the Forth and Tay, and somewhat 

 sparingly in the north and east of England ; on the Continent 

 breeds from Denmark to the north coast of Afi-ica; in cold 

 winters migrates as far as the Cape. 



Pintail ; a winter visitor to the Land's End district and 

 sometimes in large numbers to Helford River, where twenty were 

 shot in one day a few years ago ; specially abundant in the winter 

 of 1890-1891 ; one specimen shot on the Tamar in 1853 ; breeds 

 in Iceland and northern Europe down to Holland; in winter 

 spreads over the rest -of the Continent to northern Africa. 



Teal ; a winter visitor arriving in the Land's End district 

 sometimes about the last week in August, sometimes as late as 

 the second week in November; usually plentiful around Falmouth 

 and in the neighbourhood of Truro ; occurs yearly at Scilly where 

 it has probably nested ; breeds all over Ireland, in the east and 

 north of England, but very sparingly in the south; on the 

 Continent is most abundant in the north, but in winter spreads 

 over Europe to north Africa. 



Garganey ; a passing visitor in spring ; not uncommon in 

 the west of the county, and occurring at intervals in Scilly ; nests 

 regularly in Norfolk and abundantly in north and eastern Europe, 

 spreading in winter over southern Europe and northern Africa. 



Wigeon ; a winter visitor of regular occurrence and some- 

 times in very large numbers in the west ; appears annually in 

 Scilly, and in hard winters is abundant ; remarkably scarce 

 around Falmouth ; earliest record for the county, August 26th, 

 but large flocks rarely appear till the end of October ; breeds 

 in Iceland and the Faeroes and very abundantly in Scandinavia, 

 wintering as far south as Abyssinia and as far west as the Azores. 



