October 6-12 1997

SWEDISH RARITY REPORT October 6-12 1997

Sources: E-mail from the Swedish hotline Club 300 + Gotland and Umea.
Most of the rarities listed below are not official Swedish records until accepted by national or local rarities committees.
English names follows Holarctis Fåglar (Holarctic Birds) by the Swedish Ornithological Society.

Abbreviations : m=male, f=female, 2y=second calender year age, s=summer plumage

English name, Scientific name (Swedish name)
Number, sex, place (Province) date

Few seabirds this period. A fair number of eastern vagrants, so far no extreme numbers, like previous autumn.

Brent Goose, Branta bernicla hrota (ljusbukig prutgås)
1 at Ottenby (Öland) 9.10, 1 at Falsterbo (Scania) 9.10.

Red-breasted Goose, B. ruficollis (rödhalsad gås)
1 at Melösa strand and 1 at Segerstad (Öland) 6.10 (2 different birds), 2 between Melösa and Egby udd (Öland) 8.10, 1 at Gräsgård (Öland) 8-11.10, 1 at Mellstaby (Öland) 10.10, 2 at Enetri (Öland) 11.10, 1 at Näsbybadet (Öland) 12.10.

Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina (rödhuvad dykand)
The male in Lake Krankesjön (Scania) is back. Reported 8.10.

King Eider, Somateria spectabilis (praktejder)
1 f at Faludden (Gotland) 11.10, 1 m at Falsterbo (Scania) 12.10 (not reported to C300).

LESSER KESTREL, Falco naumanni (rödfalk)
1 1K reported 9.10 at Hindsekind, NE Värnamo (Småland), still there today. According to the locals, it has been there for two weeks !
This is record no. 8 for Sweden.

Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus (jaktfalk)
1 at Järnäs udde Ångermanland) 6.10, 1 S. Hörnefors (Västerbotten) 7.10, 1 1y at Össby (Öland) 11.10.

Sabine s Gull, Larus sabini (tärnmås) (all juveniles)
1 at Vegeån and 1 at Klören (NW Scania) 6.10, 1 at Båstad 6-8.10, 1 at Falsterbo (kanalen) until 8.10, 1 at Sik (Hälsingland) -12.10.

Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 1y in Malmö (Scania) as usual. Seen until 9.10 in Pildammsparken.

WHISKERED TERN, Chlidonias hybridus (skägg tärna)
1 1K at Lake Krankesjön (Scania) 9-10.10, flew to Lake Vombsjön 4 pm, not seen again after that. There are 13 accepted records before in Sweden.

Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (tereksnäppa)
1 at Hartsö-Enskär (Södermanland) 6.10.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis (prärielöpare)
1 at Lake Östen (Västergötland) 12.10.

Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
1 at Norra Näs (Hälsingland) and 1 at Floda (Södermanland) 8.10, 1 at Grimslöv (Småland) 12.10.

OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT, Anthus hodgsoni (sibirisk piplärka)
1 at Stora Fjäderägg (Västerbotten) 6.10. Record no. 7 for Sweden I think.

Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi (större piplärka)
1 at Bassås (Västergötland) 6.10, 1 at Hörnefors (Västergötland) 7.10, 1 at Morfars hamn (Scania) 7-8.10, 1 at Vista kulle (Småland) 9-10, 1 at Röbäcksdalen (Västerbotten) 10.10, 1 at Galtabäck (Halland) 10.10, 1 at Grönhögen (Öland) 12.10.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla)
1 at Klören (Scania) 6.10, 1 1y at Arlövs ängar (Scania) 7.10.

Richard s Pipit, Anthus richardi (större piplärka)
1 on S. Öland 25.9, 2 at Utteros (Halland) 27.9, 1 at Rosendal (Halland) 29.9,
1 at Falsterbo (Scania) 29.9, 1-2 at Vikhög (Scania) 28-30.9, 1 at Klagshamn (Scania) 3.10, 1 at Hörksbyn (Dalarna) 4.10, 1 at Halmstad (Halland) 5.10.

Common Stonechat, Siberian race, Saxicola torquata maura (svarthakad buskskvätta, östlig ras)
1 at Eggegrund (Gästrikland) 11.10.

A good number of eastern warblers;

Pallas s Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus proregfulus (kungsfågelsångare)
1 at Ottenby (Öland), Utklippan (Blekinge) and Stora Fjäderägg (Västerbotten) 6.10.
3 at Örskär (Södermanland) and 13-15 (5 ringed) at Landsort (Södermanland) 7.10.
2 at Melösa strand (Öland) and 1 at Landsort 8.10.
1 at Getterön (Halland), 1 at Sönnertsgrundet (Västerbotten), 1 at Melösa strand (Öland), 2 at Stora Fjäderägg (Västerbotten) and 1 at Landsort 9.10.
1 at Ottenby (Öland), 1 at Björn (Uppland), 2 at St. Fjäderägg (Västerbotten) and 3 at Holmö by (Västerbotten) 10.10.
1 at Eggegrund (Gästrikland), 1 at Ottenby (Öland), 1 at Häradsskär (Östergötland) and 1 at Össby hamn (Öland) 11.10.
2 at Ottenby (Öland) 12.10.
A total of around 42.

Yellow-browed Warbler, Ph. inornatus (taigasångare)
1 at Majorna, Göteborg (Västergötland) 6.10, 1 at Sönnertsgrundet (Västerbotten) 9.10, 1 at Lake Krankesjön (Scania) 9-10.10, 1 at Enetri (Öland) 11.10.

RADDE'S WARBLER, Ph. schwarzi (videsångare)
1 ringed at Hartsö-Enskär (Södermanland) 7.10.

DUSKY WARBLER, Ph. fuscatus (brunsångare)
1 at Eggegrund (Gästrikland) 11-12.10 (ringed the first day), 1 at Häradsskär (Östergötland) 12.10.

Chiffchaff, Siberian race, Ph. collybita tristis (gransångare, Sibirisk ras)
1 ringed at Harstena (Uppland) 12.10 (not reported to C300).

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
1 ringed at Falsterbo (Scania) 9.10 and 1 f ringed 12.10.

Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla (dvärgsparv)
1 at Bassås (Västergötland) 6.10.

Rustic Bunting, E. rustica (videsparv)
1 1y at Arlövs ängar (Scania) 7.10.

Rose-coloured Starling, Sturnus roseus (rosenstare)
1 1y at Glommen (Halland) 11-12.10, 1 at Grimsholmen (Halland) 12.10.

From Västerbotten there are some records of Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus (gråspett); 1 individual each at Grubbdänget 29.9, Holmsund 4.10, Obbola 2.10 and Järnäs (Ångermanland) 28.9-6.10.

PROBABLY ESCAPES:
1 m Long-tailed Rosefinch, Urocynchramus pylzowi (långstjärtad rosenfink) at Högadalstippen, Stockholm 4.10--

1 m Hooded Merganser, Mergus cucullatus (kamskrake) at Skavshamn (Ångermanland) 11.10.

Great White pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
1 stationary at Torsås (Småland) 12.10, at the same time another one migrating towards SE at Vambåsa (Blekinge).

Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fuglenett

This report can also be found on the EBN-Sweden homepages, see URL:

http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/Reports/SwReports97.html
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