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SWEDISH RARITY REPORT April 28 - May 11 1998
The beginning of May has been very good sofar, both concerning weather and birds.
A lot of warm winds from the south or east and above +20 C for several days.
As a result also a nice influx of migrants and rarities.
(Ticked Blue-winged Teal myself yesterday).
Sources: E-mail from the Swedish hotline Club 300 + local e-mail.
Most of the rarities listed below are not official Swedish records until accepted
by the national or local rarities committees.
National characters:
aa = a ring (pronounced as eau in Beau)
ae = a dots (pronounced as a in Mary)
oe = o dots (pronounced as the first u in furniture)
Shortenings: m=male, f=female, 2y=second calender year age
English name, scientific name (Swedish name)
Number, sex, place (Province) date
Great Northern Diver / Great Northern Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
1 ad Kronholmen (Gotland) 2.5, 1 Visingshamn (Öland) 3.5.
White-billed Diver/Yellow-billed Loon, G. adamsii (vitnäbbad islom)
10 seen during the period in Halland, Öland, Gotland, Uppland.
Shag/European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristoteles (toppskarv)
1 ad Malön (Halland) -4.5, 3 subad Lake Hullsjön (Västergötland) 2.5, 1 ad Gubbanäsan
(Halland) 6.5.
Great White Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
1 ad Kalmar (Småland) 28.4-1.5, 1 Norstafjärden (Hälsingland) 2.5, 1 Sollerön (Dalarna)
10.5.
Little Egret, E. garzetta (silkeshäger)
1 Båtafjorden (Halland) 28.4-1.5, 1 S. Strömstad (Bohuslän) 2.5.
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea (purpurhäger)
1 ad Mellbystrand (Halland) 3.5, 1 ad Arnön (Värmland) 3.5.
Up to 1995 there was only 29 records of this species, but the last 2 years there has
been several, seems to be increasing.
Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork)
2 at southern Öland end of April.
1 Östra Ingelstad (Scania) 4.5.
Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
1 Lake Tåkern (Östergötland) 29.4, 1 Rivet (Gotland) 1.5.
6-7 Hjälstaviken (Uppland) 4-6.5, 1 Sundre (Gotland) 5-10.5, 1 Ersnäs (Norrbotten)
5.5, 1 Hummelbosholm (Gotland) 6.5, 2 Stockviken (Gotland) 6.5, 5 Hudiksvall(Hälsingland)
6.5, 2 Hjälstaviken (Uppland) 6.5.
Snow Goose, Anser caerulescens (snögås)
1 Sundre (Gotland) 5-10.5.
Red-breasted Goose, B. ruficollis (rödhalsad gås)
1 Skedstaudden (Öland) 4.5.
Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina (rödhuvad dykand)
1 f Arlövs ängar (Scania) 25-27.4, 1 m + 1 f Orsa (Dalarna) 30.4-3.5, 1 m Segerstads
fyr (Öland) 5.5.
American Wigeon, Anas americana (amerikansk bläsand)
1 ad m Rivsviken (Gotland) - 27.4.
"American" Teal, Anas crecca carolinensis (amerikansk kricka)
1 m N. Härnösand (Ångermanland) 27.4, 1 m Paviken (Gotland) 3.5, 1 m Hedemora (Dalarna)
-6.5.
Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors (blåvingad årta)
1 m Ledskärsviken (Uppland) 25-30.4, 1 ad m Jonstorp (Scania) 11.5.
King Eider, Somateria spectabilis (praktejder)
1 ad Kuggören (Hälsingland) -3.5.
Steller's Eider, Polysticta stelleri (alförrädare)
1 f Utlängan (Blekinge) 3.5, 1 Hjärtaholmen, S. Torslandviken (Västergötland) 10.5.
Black Kite, Milvus migrans (brun glada)
1 at Ystad garbage dump (Scania ) since Nov-97. 1 Ottenby (Öland) 3.5 and 10.5, 1
S. Hultdfred (Småland) 6.5.
LESSER KESTREL, Falco naumanni (rödfalk)
1 2y m N. Ramshyttan (Närke) 10.5. Record no. 9 for Sweden.
Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus (aftonfalk)
1 ad m S. Boden (Norrbotten) 1.5, 1 f Ottenby (Öland) 2.5, 1 ad m Lake Hornborgasjön
(Västergötland) 8.5, 1 f Västergarn (Gotland) 9.5, 1 f Ottenby (Öland) 10.5.
Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus (styltlöpare)
1 Gessie - Klagshamn (Scania) 28.4-2.5. No. 19 for Sweden.
Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus (fjällpipare)
9 between Sproge and Hemse (Gotland) 10.5.
Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus (svartbent strandpipare)
(Outside the breeding grounds in Scania):
1 f Getterön (Halland) 27.4, 1 f Södviken (Öland) 1.5.
Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis (dammsnäppa)
1 m Ottenby (Öland) 25.4-10.5. Performing display-flight and trying to mate with Redshank,
T. totanus.
1 Lake Säbysjön (Uppland) 1-3.5.
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius
1 Barshageudd (Gotland) 29-30.4.
Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides (vitvingad trut)
1 2y Holmsund (Västerbotten) 1.5.
Glaucous Gull, L. hyperboreus (vittrut)
1 ad Halmstad harbour (Halland) 3.5, 1 3y Gubbanäsan (Halland) 6.5, 1 2y Kronholmens
fyr (Gotland) 9.5.
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis (ringnäbbad mås)
1 ad Halmstad harbour (Halland) as usual.
Meditteranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
3 ad + 1 3y in the Malmö area (Scania). Soon time for this species to start breeding
in Sweden.
1 ad Angarnsjöängen (Södermanland) 7.5.
White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus (vitvingad tärna)
1 ad Hanö (Blekinge) 1.5, 2 Lake Krankesjön (Scania) 11.5.
Pomarine Skua/Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus (bredstjärtad labb)
1 ad light phase Ottenby (Öland) 28.4, and 1 ad 1.5, 1 ad Faludden (Gotland) 2.5,
1 ad light Gubbanäsan (Halland) 7.5, 1 ad light Utlängan (Blekinge) 7.5, and another
10.5.
Great Skua, Stercorarius skua (storlabb)
1 Hjälstaviken (Uppland) 8.5. In an inland lake !
Snowy Owl, Nuctea scandiaca (fjälluggla)
1 ad m Neptuni åkrar (Öland) 26.4-10.5.
Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
1 Halla (Gotland) 5.5.
Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 Paviken (Gotland) 1.5, 1 Hoburgen (Gotland) 1.5, 1 Segerstads fyr (Öland) 9.5.
Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla (korttålärka)
1 Utlängan (Blekinge) 30.4-1.5. 1 Storfors (Värmland) 2.5. New for Värmland.
1 Auriv (Gotland) 4-5.5, 1 Ölands norra udde (Öland) 10.5.
LESSER SHORT-TOED LARK, C. rufescens (dvärglärka)
1 Herrhamrafälten, Torö (Södermanland) 7.5. No. 3 for Sweden if accepted.
Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica (rostgumpsvala)
2 Morfars hamn (Scania) 7.5.
White Wagtail, Motacilla alba yarrellii (engelsk sädesärla)
1 m Stenåsabadet (Öland) 2.5, 1 f S. Kalmar (Småland) 3.5.
Stonechat / Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata torquata (västlig svarthakad buskskvätta)
1 SW: Skövde (Västergötland) 9.5, 1 Stora Karlsö (Gotland) 10.5.
CETTI'S WARBLER, Cettia cetti (cettisångare)
1 2y Ottenby (Öland) 24-27.4.
Savi's Warbler, Locustella luscinoides (vassångare)
1 Barsebäcks mosse (Scania) 28-29.4, 1 Lake Krankesjön (Scania) 3.5-- (still there
12.5), 1 Hjälstaviken (Uppland) 6-10.5, 1 Lake Vendelsjön (Uppland) 6.5, 1 Härlövs
ängar (Scania) 10.5.
Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (taigasångare)
1 Utlängan (Blekinge) 4.5.
Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
1 m Spillepengen, Malmö (Scania) 28.4, 1 m Ottenby (Öland) 1-2.5, another m 2.5, 1
f 3.5, 1 Malmö (Scania) 5.5.
Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos (tallsparv)
1 f Närsholmen (Gotland) 4.5.
Rustic Bunting, E. rustica (videsparv)
1 Hjälstaviken (Uppland) 4.5, 1 Segerstads fyr (Öland) 4-5.5.
Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra (kornsparv)
(outside the breeding grounds in SE Scania, were 2 m + 1 fem was seen in May);
1 Hoburgen (Gotland) -1.5.<
PRESUMABLY ESCAPED BIRDS;
Ross's Goose, Anser rossii (dvärgsnögås)
1 S. Närsholmen (Gotland) end of April.
Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (amerikansk kopparand)
1 m + 1 f Oset (Närke) 27.4, 1 m Torslandaviken, Göteborg (Västergötland) 29.4.
Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber roseus (flamingo)
1 Storholmen (Gotland) 27.4.
Hooded Merganser, Mercus cucullatus (kamskrake)
1 ad m Lake Vombsjön (Scania) 2-10.5. Pinioned.
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fuglenett
The old established names in English comes first, folIowed with new alternative name
after the Swedish Holarctic list.
The Scientific and Swedish name also follows the Holarctic Bird list adopted by SOF,
see URL;
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/hollisteng.html
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