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Eurasian Wigeon
Male Eurasian Wigeon, Falsterbo, Sweden, September 2007





Flying Mute Swan
Male Eurasian Wigeon, Falsterbo, Sweden, September 2007

Pictures taken using a digital SLR camera with a 400mm telephoto lens (hand held)

For details of migration of this species past Skogsøy, SW Norway, see here.
This species is one of the commonest wintering ducks in Budle Bay.

Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasion Wigeon at Tjeldstø, October 2007

Wigeon
An uncommon wintering bird in Øygarden, January 2010






Wigeon
Windblown Wigeon forced down onto a small pool near the seawatching point at Skogsøy, October 2014
Wigeon are a common passage bird at this location but don't often hang around - strong gales meant that this bird was forced to stop
For further details of this species at Skogsøy see this link








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