In 1899, a duck hunter by the name of Dr. Yorke wrote about his experience hunting blue-winged teal and estimated ... Four decades later, I can still see the teal a pair of them lift off ...

The stately greenhead rules with the duck hunting masses, but the blue-winged teal is the early bird favorite ... In addition to cramping food supplies, it limits pairing areas, brood habitat ...

A pair of rare blue-winged teal, native to North America, are believed to have attempted to breed in East Yorkshire, say wildlife experts who have observed their nesting behaviour this year.