Pintail (rabudo).—Abundant in wet winters; in dry seasons they pass on into Africa.
Shoveler (paleton).—Abundant every winter.
Gadwall (friso, or silbon real).—Rather scarce in winter; a few breed in Andalucia.
Wigeon (silbon).—In millions, October till March.
Garganey (capitanes, or caretones).—Irregular; some years many are shot in November, and again in March.
Teal (zarceta).—Come in clouds in October.
Marbled Duck (pardilla, or ruhilla).—A summer duck, rarely seen after the end of November. Returns in March, and breeds in hundreds.
Pochard (cabezon).—Only locally common, in winter.
Tufted Duck.—Have shot these occasionally on the rivers in winter, and up to April.
White-eyed Pochard (negrete).—Chiefly a summer duck, but common in November and early December, and again in February.