Teal and widgeon are the species most often hunted in the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel. |
There was a fieldfare, and a couple of birdwatchers with bigger binoculars and more knowledge than me said they had seen a female sparrow hawk and 30 widgeon. |
Last year he counted 5,500 teal, 1,200 pintail and 2,000 widgeon among a duck population that has soared in numbers. |
It is known as a wintering site for whooper swans, which arrive from Iceland, and wildfowl such as widgeon, teal and mallard. |
Today the only wildlife you're likely to encounter are wading birds such as geese, golden plovers and widgeon. |
For widgeon, snipe and ptarmigan, and for belted Galloway cattle, from their own estates. |