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SWEDISH RARITY REPORT. May 26 - July 12, 2001

A number of good observations, and some difficult ones
Sources: Club 300 hotline system.
Most of the rarities listed below are not official Swedish records until accepted by the national or local rarities committees.

Shortenings: m=male, f=female, 2y=second calender year age, w = winter plumage

English name, scientific name (Swedish name)
Number, sex/age, place (Province) day.month
Great Northern Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom) Around 11

Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii (vitnäbbad islom) Around 5

Cory's Shearwaterm Calonectris diomedea (gulnäbbad lira)
Several sightings along the coast of Västergötland/Halland today 12.7, maybe more than 1 individual.

Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork)
1 ad Långaröd (Scania) 27.6, 1 Lake Hornborgasjön (Västergötland) 30.6 and prob. the same at Lake Veselången (Halland/Västergötland) 1.7.

Great Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
Around 16 records (probably involves less individuals).

SQUACCO HERON, Ardeola ralloides (rallhäger)
1 ad Kvismaren (Närke) 16.6 and 19.6. 12th record.

Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea (purpurhäger)
1 2y Kvinnsgröta (Öland) 1.6.

Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea (rostand)
1 Mellösa (Öland) 19.6.

American Wigeon, Anas american (amerikansk bläsand)
1 m Söne Mad (Västergötland) 2.6.

LESSER SCAUP, Aythya affinis (mindre bergand)
1 ad m Vadstena (Östergötland) 25.5 - 4.6. 4th Swedish record.
1 (prob. the same male) Sättunaviken (Östergötland) 25.6.

Surf Scooter, Melanitta perspicillata (vitnackad svärta)
1 ad m Hönö (Bohuslän) 27.5, 1 Ammarnäs (Lapland) 21.6.

Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (amerikansk kopparand)
1 m Stånga (Gotland) 20.5-23.6, 1 m Kyrkbytjärn (Dalarna) 28.5.

EGYPTIAN VULTURE, Neophron percnopterus (smutsgam)
1 subad south Lake Östen (Västergötland) 9.6. Bird no. 7 for Sweden this should be.
See also under cat. D-E below.

Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga (större skrikörn)
1 Stora Alvaret (Öland) 26-27.5, 1 subad Hornsjön (Öland) 12.6, 1 Berga (Östergötland) 28.6.

Lesser Spotted Eagle, A. pomarinus (mindre skrikörn)
1 Penåsa (Öland) 31.5, 1 Stenåsa (Gotland ?) 8.6, 1 Fårö (Gotland) 9.6.

Black Kite, Milvus migrans (brun glada)
1 succesful breeding in Halland + over 25 observations in the rest of southern/middle Sweden.

Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus (aftonfalk) Around 18

Little Crake, Porzana parva (mindre sumphöna)
1 Valnaren (Södermanland) 29.5 - 3.6, 1 Tysslingen (Närke) 9-10.6, 1 Gnesta (Södermanland) 15.6.

Stone-Curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus (tjockfot)
1 Adakliden (Lapland) from about 15.5 until 11.6, 1 Gullspång (Västergötland 3.7.

COLLARED PRATINCOLE, Glareola pratincola (rödvingad vadarsvala)
1 Valnaren (Södermanland) 4.6. About 16th record.

ORIENTAL PRATINCOLE (?), Glareola maldivarum (orientvadarsvala)
1 2y(?) at Ängsnäset, Falsterbo peninsula (Scania) 2.7 - and still there today 12.7,
caused a major debate. The plumage is a bit worn, but not VERY much. It seems that there are more characters pointing towards Oriental Pratincole than towards Collared (G. pratincola), so IF it will be accepted as an Oriental Pratincole, it will be new to Sweden (number 469, or if the American Mourning Dove is accepted as cat. A-C number 470). The pratincole dropped a feather, which was colleted and send to DNA analysis, hopefully there is some reference material to compare with somewhere in the world. It is annoying I think when birding is going towards DNA-confirmation.... There is a case in Sweden recently when a Phylloscopus was determined in the field as a Hume's Leaf Warbler (Ph. humei), ringed as a Yellow-browed Warbler (Ph. inornata) and DNA-analysed as a Hume's.
If accepted as an Oriental Pratincole it will be species no. 400 in Scania !
There are very few accepted records in Europe of Oriental Pratincole, 2 or 3 in Great Britain are the only ones I have heard of.
Then there is 1 record from Cyprus and 1 record from Israel 1999 (accepted 1 month ago).

Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva (sibirisk tundrapipare)
1 ad m Vitemölle (Scania) 17.6, 1 ad m Sättunaviken (Östergötland) 21-23.6, 1 ad m Visingsö (Småland) 24.6, 1 ad Hjälstaviken (Uppland) 30.6.

Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis (dammsnäppa) Around 5

Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (tereksnäppa)
1 Langhammars, Fårö (Gotland) 29.5, 1 Vitskärsudden (Västerbotten) 24.6, 1 Stornäset (medelpad) 5.7, 1 Morfars hamn (Scania) 8.7, 1 Kalix (Norrbotten) 8.7.

LESSER YELLOWLEGS, Tringa flavipes (mindre gulbena)
1 Högbymaden (Västmanland) 4.6. The second this year, and no. 11 (?) for Sweden.

Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
4-5 in Halland, 1 on Öland, 1 Scania. Lower numbers than usual.

Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus (vittrut)
1 2y Strömstad (Bohuslän) 29.5, 1 Bredaviksberget (Norrbotten) 7.6 and 1 as usual at Glommen (Halland).

Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea (rosenmås)
1 3y Råöviken (Halland) 15.5 - 27.6 !! 15th record.

Gull-billed Tern, Sterna nilotica (sandtärna)
1 Högby (Öland) 2.6.

White-winged Tern, Chlidonia leucopterus (vitvingad tärna)
1 Gammelstadsviken (Norrbotten) 6-7.6.

Brünnich's Murre, Uria lomvia (spetsbergsgrissla)
1 ad summer resting at Revsudden (Småland) 10.6.

European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva) Around 3

Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel) Only 1 (?)

European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster (biätare)
(A flock of 16 Bee-eaters at Norrköping (Östergötland) 20-23.5 was erroneously written under Red-rumped Swalow in the previous report).
Other records were; 4 at Torhamns udde (Blekinge) 1.6, 1 Falsterbo (Scania) 2.6, 1 Fårö (Gotland) 4.6, 1 Myrorna (Västerbotten) 4.6, 2 Hoburgen (Gotland) 6.6, 2 Ottenby (Öland) 6.6, and probably the some ones around this area until 18.6. 1 Gotska Sandön (Gotland) 21.6, 1 Skanör (Scania) 25.6, 1 Falsterbo (Scania) 3.7, 1 Mellby (Öland) 6.7.

BIMACULATED LARK, Melanocorypha bimaculata (asiatisk kalanderlärka)
1 Vombs ängar (Scania) 17.6. 5th Swedish record, and a new species for Scania, number 399. Scania is leading the "province league", Öland is second.

Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla (korttålärka)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 31.5 and 2 there 5.7.

Crested Lark, Galerida cristata (tofslärka)
1 Skärlunda gård, Borg (Östergötland) 14.5-11.6, 1 Ottenby (Öland) 10.6, 1 Ravlunda (Scania) 22.6.

Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica (rostgumpsvala)
1 Varberg (Halland) 6.6.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla) Around 6

Stonechat (western race), Saxicola torquata (svarthakad buskskvätta) 1

ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, Oenanthe isabellina (isabellastenskvätta)
1 Ventlinge (Öland) 27.5. 5th Swedish record.

EYEBROWED THRUSH, Turdus obscurus (gråhalsad trast)
1 singing male Rankbäcken (Lapland) 23.5 (missing in last report). 4th Swedish record.

Savi's Warbler, Locustella luscinioides (vassångare) Around 12

LANCEOLATED WARBLER, Locustella lanceolata (träsksångare)
1 Ängesbyn, N. Luleå (Norrbotten) 7.7 - still there.
After heavy efforts birders in Norrbotten got a hit and caused a major travel up north to the land of the midnight sun ("just" 3100 km to go back and forth for us from Lund). This was the first twitchable individual since 1990, and number 4 in Sweden.

Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis (nordsångare)
1 Abisko (Lapland) 11-14.6.

Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor (svartpannad törnskata)
1 m Korsö (Uppland) 15.6.

Rose-coloured Starling, Sturnus roseus (rosenstare)
1 Stenåsa (Öland) 26.5, 1 Kåtorp (Öland) 26.5, 1 Ålandsskär, Huvudskär (Södermanland) 26-27.5, 1 Stävlö (Småland) 31.5-6.6, 1 Bergkvara (Småland) 1.6, 1 Rivet (Gotland) 5.6, 1 Varberg (Halland) 10.6, 1 Rankbäcken (Lapland) -21.6.

YELLOW-BREASTED BUNTING, Emberiza aureola (gyllensparv)
1 singing m Lake Draven (Småland) 22.6 - 6.7.
Invasion species: none
POSSIBLE ESCAPES (Category D) or ESCAPES (Category E)

Ross's Goose, Anser rossii (dvärgsnögås)
1 Lake Hornborgasjön (Västergötland) 8.7 (and several weeks before according to the locals).

Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus (smutsgam)
1 with leather straps on the legs at Hasslarp (Scania) 22.6.

AMERICAN MOURNING DOVE, Zenaida macroura (spetsstjärtad duva)
1 Brannäs Aspa (Södermanland) 3-11.6.
This is the first record in Sweden of this species. It is heavily debated whether it could be a spontaneous record or not. IF the rarities committee accepts it as spontane (cat. A-C) it will be species no. 469 on the Swedish list. But since it is a common cagebird in Europe it will PROBABLY be placed in cat. D. We will see.

Long-tailed Rosefinch, Uragus sibiricus (långstjärtad rosenfink)
1 Lönestig (Halland) 17.6.

Collared Grosbeak, Mycerobas affinis (halsbandsstenknäck)
1 m Donsö (Västergötland) 17-18.6.
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RECENTLY UPDATED WITH 1999 ACCEPTED RECORDS

Erling Jirle, Swedish coordinator, EuroBirdNet

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