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Studies the effect of mowing on the feeding preferences of wigeon (Anas penelope L.). Part of a wider study aimed at integrating wigeon conservation and agricultural practice, with the minimum management; Basis for management of a salt marsh to retain suitability of the area as a wigeon feeding ground; Pilot turf cutting experiment on Festuca swards.

Describes the feeding patterns of the wigeon, in order to provide criteria necessary for testing the efficacy of various methods of pasture management at Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve in Somerset, England. Factors responsible for decrease in numbers of wigeon; Measures needed to conserve the number of wigeon.