Smew

Anatidae: Ducks, Geese and Swans

Smew Mergellus albellus (2, 7)

STATUS: Very rare. SRC.

1). 1869 Newford Duck Pond, St Mary's, shot, late December.

(J. Clark & F. R. Rodd, Zoologist 1906: 305).

2). 1891 Higher Moors, St Mary's, three, two shot, 23rd January.

(J. Clark & F. R. Rodd, Zoologist 1906: 305).

5). 1954 St Agnes, 9th March.

(B. H. Ryves, H. M. Quick & A. G. Parsons, Cornwall Bird Watching & Preservation Society Report 1954: 32).

6). 1957 Tresco, flying over, 28th November.

(B. H. Ryves, H. M. Quick & J. E. Beckerlegge, Cornwall Bird Watching & Preservation Society Report 1957: 38).

7). 1959 Tresco Flats, 11th December.

(H. M. Quick, R. H. Blair & A. G. Parsons, Cornwall Bird Watching & Preservation Society Report 1959: 46).

8). 1980 Pool, Bryher and Tresco, female, 3rd November.

(H. P. K. Robinson & D. B. Hunt, Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1980: 12).

9). 1985 Great Pool, Tresco, red-head, 19th January.

(M. J. Rogers, Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1985: 19).