. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATID^. 437. THE WIGEON. Mar^ca PENELOPE (Linnaeus). Small parties of Wigeon begin to make their appearance on our coasts about the end of August, but the bulk of the immigrants arrive from the middle of October onwards, and immense numbers are often to be found in sheltered bays and tidal waters until the end of February, while in March and April the return migration from the south sets in. In Scotland the Wigeon has long been known as a partially resident species, breeding in some numbers over the greater part of Sutherland, and sparingly in
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ANATID^. 437. THE WIGEON. Mar^ca PENELOPE (Linnaeus). Small parties of Wigeon begin to make their appearance on our coasts about the end of August, but the bulk of the immigrants arrive from the middle of October onwards, and immense numbers are often to be found in sheltered bays and tidal waters until the end of February, while in March and April the return migration from the south sets in. In Scotland the Wigeon has long been known as a partially resident species, breeding in some numbers over the greater part of Sutherland, and sparingly in Caithness, Ross and Cromarty, while eggs have been taken in the Orkneys and Shetlands, and of late Perthshire and Selkirkshire have been added to its nesting-area. In 1897 a nest was found near Scarborough, and there is presumptive evidence that the bird has bred exceptionally in the very south of England. In Ireland it is common during the colder part of the year, and it seems possible that a few pairs may nest in cos. Fer- managh and Tyrone (Ussher). This Duck is a summer-visitor to the Faroes and Iceland, occa- sionally wandering to Greenland. It is very abundant in Scan- dinavia and Finland, but Kolguev and Waigats (70° N.) are about its limits; while it breeds in Russia as far south as Ekaterinburg ; and sparingly in Denmark, Holland, and Northern Germany. On. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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