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Wigeon inhabit northern and northeastern Europe, also nesting in Scotland and on the shores of the Baltic Sea. In Scotland, Iceland and on Scandinavia's southwestern coast the species is resident or else roams the countryside in winter. Birds inhabiting other parts of Europe migrate southwest to the North Sea coast, the southern shore of the Baltic Sea, the west European coast, the Mediterranean countries and sometimes even to Africa. Occasionally, it winters on the rivers of central Europe. The southward migration starts at the end of August or in September, returning again in March or early April, arriving already paired. Wigeon are found on inland stretches of stagnant water bordered by thick vegetation. The nest, made of dry plant parts lined with a layer of grey down, is built by the female on the ground, generally close to the water and concealed by tall plants or a bush. The seven to ten eggs are incubated by the female alone for 22 to 23 days, on rare occasions as long as 25 days. When the newly hatched ducklings have dried, their mother leads them to the water, where they are joined by the drake. The diet consists mainly of eel-grass, green seaweeds or salting grass, though wigeon also graze on grass, and take animal food such as insects and their larvae, spiders, molluscs, and worms. Young ducklings feed mainly on small invertebrates.
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