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  European Wigeon
The breast is grayish-pink and the lower breast, belly, and sides of the rear body behind the flanks are white.
Eurasian Wigeons breed from Iceland, the British Isles, and Scandinavia east to eastern Siberia and Kamchatka, and south to northern Europe, central Russia, and northern China.
Females prefer to nest on the ground near water in areas of taiga and forest and lay an average of 7 to 10 eggs.
stanritar.tripod.com /european-wig.html   (262 words)

  
  American Wigeon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The American Wigeon (sometimes spelled Widgeon) or Baldpate (Anas americana) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northernmost areas of North America: in Canada in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Alaska, and the Northwest Territories and the Great Lakes.
This dabbling duck is strongly migratory and winters further south than its breeding range as south as in Texas and Louisiana coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
They can be distinguished from most ducks, apart from European Wigeon on shape.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Wigeon   (274 words)

  
 European
Fifteen European states are currently members of the EU, with 10 more due to join by mid-2004, a few more negotiating for membership and several more expected to commence negotiations at some stage in the future.
Slavery under European rule began with importation of white European slaves (or indentured servants), was followed by the enslavement of local aborigines in the Caribbean, and eventually was primarily replaced with Africans imported through a large slave trade as the native populations declined through disease.
In 1994 the European Court of Justice ruled that the country's law prohibiting women from working nights was not permissible and gave the Government until the end of the year to adapt its legislation to gender-neutral EU regulations.
www.websters-dictionary-online.org /definition/english/Eu/European.html   (5028 words)

  
 Anas penelope
The drake Wigeon is unmistakable with his rufous head and orange crown although from a distance it may be the white horizontal line on the body and the fl and white rear end that you notice first.
Wigeon often feed in short grass so that are often seen out of the water when, in all plumages, they show a neat rounded white belly patch.
In flight, Wigeon are fast fliers with pointed tails and white bellies.The males have an unmissable white patch in the forewing but in females this is duller grey.
www.birdguides.com /html/vidlib/species/Anas_penelope.htm   (291 words)

  
 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - GAME MANAGEMENT
European Union membership did not result in significant changes in hunting.
Hunting practice and hunted species elsewhere in the area of the European Union differ considerably from those in Finland, as do the flora and fauna.
In November 1998, Finnish hunting regulations were amended to accord with the EU's bird and habitat directives, and again in March and July 2001.
www.mmm.fi /english/game/game   (704 words)

  
 American Wigeon
Male American Wigeons have a white patch from the forehead to the middle of the crown and an iridescent green band from the eye to the back of the head.
Male whistles a "whee whee whew." Female American Wigeons have a gray head with a brownish fl crown and brownish chest and sides.
American Wigeons prefer shallow lakes and marshy sloughs that are surrounded by dry sedge-lined meadows and contain submerged vegetation.
squawcreekfarm.com /american-wig.html   (190 words)

  
 Wigeon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
It is the Old World counterpart of the (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) North American (additional info and facts about American Wigeon) American Wigeon.
This (Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling) dabbling duck is 42-50 cm long with a 71-80 cm wingspan.
The female is light brown, with plumage much like a female (Wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed) Mallard.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/wigeon.htm   (264 words)

  
 European Wigeon
The breast is grayish-pink and the lower breast, belly, and sides of the rear body behind the flanks are white.
Eurasian Wigeons breed from Iceland, the British Isles, and Scandinavia east to eastern Siberia and Kamchatka, and south to northern Europe, central Russia, and northern China.
Females prefer to nest on the ground near water in areas of taiga and forest and lay an average of 7 to 10 eggs.
squawcreekfarm.com /european-wig.html   (261 words)

  
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The Eastern coast of the Sea of Azov lies at a crossroads on the migration routes of waterbirds breeding in the European part of Russia, Western Siberia and elsewhere, and wintering in the Black Sea basin, southern Europe, the Mediterranean basin, the Middle East and Africa.
Garganey, pintail, Wigeon and Shoveler migrate in November and early December.
The European Mink (50-60 individuals), Caucasian Otter (50) and Marbled Polecat (unit findings) are considered rare and endangered species.
www.wetlands.org /programs/RussiaCD/eng/KUBAN-6.HTM   (938 words)

  
 wigeon --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The European wigeon (Anas, or Mareca, penelope) ranges across the Palaearctic and is occasionally found in the Nearctic regions.
The American wigeon, or baldpate (A. americana), breeds in northwestern North America and winters along the U.S., Mexican, Central American,...
Includes brief notes on fl duck, loon, Canada goose, and American wigeon, resources for teachers, media releases, and audio clips.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9076945?tocId=9076945   (439 words)

  
 Resources on the Wigeon from academic institutions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The American wigeon is most likely to be confused with the Eurasian wigeon, which is seen only rarely in North America.
Species, American Wigeon, can be found in 94 Parks: Species, American Wigeon, can be found in 94 Parks.
American wigeon are common winter visitors to wetlands along the California coast.
mongabay.org /conservation/Wigeon.htm   (768 words)

  
 Birdwatching tour "Baikal Migration Route"
Common (northern) lapwing, common sandpiper, common (European) snipe, marsh sandpiper, eastern marsh harrier.
There is also a great variety of ducks: 10-15 species (gadwall (Anas strepera), mallard (A. platyrhynchos), garganey (A. querquedula), green-winged teal (A. crecca), northern pintail (A. acuta), northern shoveler (A. clypeata), common (European) pochard (Aythya ferina), tufted duck (A. fuligula), common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)).
The yellow-breasted (golden) bunting and (European) stonechat are numerous there; long-tailed rosefinch, Richard’s pipit, [Temminck’s] (grasshopper) warbler are common (there are more passerines than in the Novoleninskie marshes).
ecotours.ru /english/tours/bird2.htm?&print=yes   (1492 words)

  
 Euring home
EURING is actively involved in research on the movements of wild birds in relation to the potential transmission of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI).
We have also contributed to a report entitled “Urgent preliminary assessment of ornithological data relevant to the spread of Avian Influenza in Europe”;.
EURING has produced a position statement on Avian Influenza outlining the reasons why continued bird ringing is essential and the hygiene precautions that are need to ensure that it can be done safely.
www.euring.org   (559 words)

  
 BASC - Wigeon at dawn, Lindisfarne - Chris Rose
This stamp captures the splendour of the European wigeon and the mystical atmosphere of Holy Island and the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve on the Northumberland coast where traditional waterfowl hunting continues alongside designated refuge areas.
Since the 1993/4 shooting season all wildfowling permits at Lindisfarne must be validated by a UK Habitat Stamp.
As a result, the WHT has helped fund management work on the Reserve, particularly the control of the invasive Spartina so as to maintain open mudflats and Zostera beds upon which many of the tens of thousands of ducks, geese, swans and waders using the Reserve depend.
www.basc.org.uk /content/wigeon_at_dawn_lindisfarn   (228 words)

  
 Wigeon - Definition, explanation
The Wigeon or Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northernmost areas of Europe and Asia.
It is the Old World counterpart of the North American American Wigeon.
The Wigeon is a bird of open wetlands, such as wet grassland or marshes with some taller vegetation, and usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing, which it does very readily.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/w/wi/wigeon.php   (359 words)

  
 American Wigeon
The average length of an adult male American Wigeon is about one and one half feet and weighs about two pounds.
The color of the adult male is a drab brown with a smoke colored head and an ivory crown.
The adult females American Wigeon is slightly smaller in length and weighs less than the male and her colors are similar.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/birding/97495   (451 words)

  
 B-Mail(sm): ID-FRONTIERS for April 1-8, 2000
A green patch on the sides of the head is certainly still within the variation in male European Wigeon.
One of the things I looked at was head pattern in Eurasian Wigeon, as I had seen a bird at Jamaica Bay that had an obvious green patch behind the eye.
Escaped drake Chiloe Wigeons occasionally team up with the Euro Wigeon (in fact there's one here at Cley currently) and their offspring can show (amongst other things) green on the head, of course.
www.virtualbirder.com /bmail/idfrontiers/200004/w1   (3883 words)

  
 Saline lagoons - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The largest English lagoon, The Fleet, supports more than 1% of the north-western European wigeon population (7,000 birds); internationally important numbers of the dark-bellied brent goose; the largest British mute swan population; and 5% of British little terns (nesting on the beach next to the lagoon).
Of these, sandwich tern is of global conservation concern with its population concentrated in Europe where it is declining, while the little tern is declining in the UK.
Between 80% and 90% of the UK population and c.1.5% of the European population breed on saline lagoons in the UK.
www.rspb.org.uk /countryside/habitats/coastal/salinelagoons.asp?view=print   (454 words)

  
 British Waterfowl Association Breeders Directory - domestic waterfowl and wildfowl for sale or wanted.
Ducks - Wigeon, Pintail, Mandarin, Maned, Whitefaced Whistling, Tufted, Chiloe Wigeon.
Wildfowl: European Shoveler, European Wigeon, European Teal, Whitefaced Whistling Tree Ducks and Pacific Brent, Red Breasted and Emperor Geese.
European Pintail, European Pochard, Laysan Teal, Hottentot Teal, Ringed Teal and more.
www.waterfowl.org.uk /pages/breeders.html   (593 words)

  
 A C Hughes-Worlds Best Bird Rings
American Wigeon, Bahama Pintail, Carolina, Chilean Pintail, Chiloe Wigeon, European Wigeon, Gadwall, Mandarin, Red-billed Pintail, Laysan Teal, Cheastnut Teal.
African Yellowbill, Barrow's Goldeneye, Canvasback, European Pochard, Eytons Whistling, Indian Spotbill, Philippine Duck, Radjah Shelduck, Red-billed Whistling, Red-breasted Merganser, Red-crested Pochard, Rosybill Pochard, Spotted Whistling, White-faced Whistling, White-headed, Stifftail, Goldeneye, Eider, Bantams, Pullets, Pekin Bantam, Rosecombs.
Australian Shelduck, Cape Shelduck, European Goldeneye, European Shelduck, Brent Goose, Barnacle Goose, Domestic Chickens light breed, Silkies, Leghorns, Light Sussex.
www.achughes.com /Waterfowl.htm   (177 words)

  
 2003-2004 Juneau Winter Bird Report
This constitutes the first winter record for mainland Alaska (several winter reports exist for the Aleutian Islands).
European Wigeon: a peak count of (3) males on 19 January at Fish Creek, N. Douglas presumably overwintered with American wigeon (3 males resighted on 4 March) (PS).
American Wigeon: The species overwintered in large numbers with a peak of (257) on 19 January at Fish Creek, N. Douglas (PS) – a high winter number for Juneau.
www.juneau-audubon-society.org /Birds/Reports/20032004.htm   (779 words)

  
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There are significant differences in the shape and colour of the American and European subspecies of both Black (or common) Scoter and White Winged (or surfed) Scoter.
The Common Eider has six subspecies which vary enormously in bill shape, and the American Goosander or Common Merganser's bill is very distinctively different from its European counterpart.
In an effort to aid accuracy so that European carvers can have the right study bill for the European sub-species, and to enable carvers to carve waterfowl from all over the world, I am attempting to provide access to study bills of all the world's waterfowl.
www.sol.co.uk /g/goldeneye/studybil.htm   (294 words)

  
 All About Birds: Eurasian Wigeon
Common and widespread in the Old World, the Eurasian Wigeon is a sporadic visitor to North America.
Although the Eurasian Wigeon has not yet been found breeding in North America, it is possible that some do.
The Eurasian Wigeons seen each year in North America likely come from eastern Siberia and Iceland.
www.birds.cornell.edu /AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Eurasian_Wigeon.html   (128 words)

  
 European Wigeons
Although one of the dabbling ducks, they also graze waterside grasslands regularly.
European Wigeons are ground nesters, sitting on their clutch of 7-10 cream-colored eggs for 24-25 days.
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www.feathersite.com /Poultry/NDG/Ducks/Wigeon/BRKEuroWig.html   (96 words)

  
 wigeon - OneLook Dictionary Search
Wigeon : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
Phrases that include wigeon: american wigeon, european wigeon, wigeon or widgeon
Words similar to wigeon: widgeon, widgeons, anas penelope, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=wigeon   (175 words)

  
 Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page: Eurasian Wigeon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page: Eurasian Wigeon
Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Eurasian Wigeon
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.
www.mangoverde.com /birdsound/spec/spec27-70.html   (153 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Eurasian Badger, Least Weasel, Steppe Polecat, Racoon Dog, pine marten, Lynx and Wolf are also present in small numbers.
Other mammals recorded in the area include corsac fox, Brown Hare, Wolverine and European Beaver.
Other common species, such as European wigeon, Common Pochard and Tufted Duck migrate through the area between late April and mid-May. Velvet Scoters pass through the area in late May-early June.
www.wetlands.org /programs/RussiaCD/eng/TOBOL-6.HTM   (1054 words)

  
 Tweeters - November
He was feeding with a large flock of AMERICAN WIGEON in amongst a mixed group of TUNDRA and TRUMPETER SWANS.
Grebes, scoters and other winter residents seem to be showing up well, although the huge flock of wigeon usually present in fall at Dumas Bay Park (just north of Dash Point) were not there.
There was a EURASIAN WIGEON at the duck pond in Columbia Park in Kennewick.
www.sunnywalter.com /WhereView-WNW-BirdSightings-Tweeters-November.html   (7236 words)

  
 Deal Island WMA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The rare European wigeon, a type of duck, is frequently seen in the large flocks of American wigeon that spend the winter in Maryland.
No other place in Maryland can boast the chance to see and hunt such large numbers of uncommon ducks like wigeons, pintails, gadwalls, green and blue-winged teal and shovelers in addition to the expected fl ducks, mallards, scaup and Canada geese.
Hikers and all-terrain bicyclists will enjoy the trail around the marsh impoundment, watching the resting waterfowl or capturing them on film.
www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/eastern/dealisland.html   (344 words)

  
 Birding France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Dartford Warbler was again at its wintering spot, where I also saw Song Thrush, Sky Lark and a Merlin.
A second look at the Ferry added a female European Goldeneye, whilst in the nearby bushes were Goldcrest, Redwing and Chaffinch.
Finally, on the lagoon and on the surrounding mudflats were Bar-tailed Godwits, 150+ Great Black-backed Gulls, one male and five female European Goldeneye, Grey Heron, Common Teal, Northern Pintail, Mallard, Eurasian Wigeon and Little Grebe.
www.pinkmoose.ic24.net /uk/sussex/feb1.htm   (199 words)

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