wigeon

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On the river - several wigeon, these are very beautiful ducks and though I've seen them before I've never had such a good look at them, I particularly like the males 'red and yellow head and pink front.

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  • All other dabbling ducks except for gadwall (-42 percent) showed increases from last year (blue-winged teal, +53 percent; mallards, +43 percent; wigeon, +44 percent; and green-winged teal, +14 percent).
  • Swans have been seen in several locations and have been joined by pintails, gadwall, American wigeon and green-winged teal.
  • On the river - several wigeon, these are very beautiful ducks and though I've seen them before I've never had such a good look at them, I particularly like the males 'red and yellow head and pink front. —  Crafty Green Poet
  • Northern pintail, shoveler, green-winged teal and mallard are most numerous, but a discerning eye will spot many types of ducks such as wigeon, cinnamon teal, gadwall and varieties of divers like canvasback, ring-necked and ruddy ducks.
  • Pintail, wigeon and teal offer aerial displays with their courtship flights, dipping and diving with incredible speed and agility.
 

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/ˈwɪjən/
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