164 WIGEON 
the estuaries of Galloway it is pretty abundant, and it 
breeds in a number of places on the Cumberland and 
Lancashire coasts (though in the latter county at least it has 
been much disturbed by the rise of watering-places), and 
also on the coast of Anglesea. 
It is a scarce bird in Shetland, but, at least in summer, 
common in Orkney and the Outer Hebrides. 
MARECA PENELOPE (Linn.). WIGEON. 
As generally over Britain, this is one of the commoner 
winter species of Duck, and fair numbers (taking into 
account the nature of the country and its coasts) are to be 
met with. The small ponds and sheets of winter-lying 
water, which occur especially in the north, are regularly 
frequented, as well as many localities along the shore, but 
the Wigeon seldom or never occurs in really large flocks. 
I saw a drake Wigeon, one 26th December, held by 
the feet in a film of ice which had formed on Lough 
Cranstal. 
Thirteen Manx Wigeon, and fourteen imported, were 
registered in 1902, and in 1903 twelve and eighteen 
respectively. 
In Ireland the Wigeon is an abundant winter migrant, 
and perhaps a few breed, for instance in Tyrone and 
Donegal. In Galloway and north-western England it is 
also, as generally in Great Britain, an abundant species 
in the cold season, especially during severe weather. It 
appears to breed sparingly in both Orkney and Shetland, 
but has not yet been discovered to do so in the Outer 
Hebrides. 
