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SWEDISH RARITY REPORT 31 August - 15 September 1998

Sources: E-mail from the Swedish hotline Club 300.
Most of the rarities listed below are not official Swedish records until accepted by the national or local rarities committees.
My numbers of previous records could be low in some cases, since the records from 1996-1998 is under processing by the rarities committee, and therefore not published yet.

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
Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork)
1 E. Gårdby (Öland) 5.9 and 1 (the same?) W. Botorp (Öland) 6.9.

Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
From 11 up to17 (Sept 4) in or near Hudiksvall (Hälsingland) since beginning of July. 7 had colour rings (so they originate from the Lapland goose project). Also 1 with colour ring at Egby udde (Öland) 11.9.

Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea (rostand)
1 f Lake Krankesjön (Scania) 23.8-12.9, 1 Salviken (Scania) 13.9.

Ferruginous Duck, Aythya nyroca (vitögd dykand)
1 male passed Segerstad (Öland) 4.9 at 6 p.m, Ottenby at 6.30 p.m. and Utklippan (Blekinge) 5.9 at 7.50 a.m.

Black Kite, Milvus migrans (brun glada)
1 Falköping (Västergötland) -1.9, 1 juv + 1 ad Hoburgen (Gotland) 2.9, 1 Ottenby (Öland) 3.9, 1 ad Ystad (Scania) 7.9, 1 Kastlösa (Öland) 12.9.

Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aqula pomarina (mindre skrikörn)
At least 1 subad and 1 ad in southern Scania; 1 subad Falsterbo 31.8, 1 ad Fyledalen 2.9, 1 subad Näsbyholm and Lake Börringesjön 6.9.
1 subad Karlevi (Öland) 3.9, 1 Sandemar (Småland) 8.9, 1 Bårby (Öland) 11.9, 1 ad/subad Sandhammaren (Scania) 12.9, 1 ad Hjälstaviken (Uppland) 12.9.

Spotted Eagle, A. clanga (större skrikörn)
1 ad Falsterbo (Scania) 1.9, 1 subad at Lake Bysjön between Sandviken and Avesta (Gästrikland) 5.9, 1 Bredviksberget, Piteå (Norrbotten) 13.9.

Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 2y m Östergarns holme (Gotland) 31.8.

Red-footed Falcon, F. vespertinus (aftonfalk)
1 juv Hoburgen (Gotland) 3.9, 1 S. Varberg (Halland) 4.9, 1 N. Grimslöv (Småland) 5.9, 1 Sote mosse (Scania) 6.9, 1 juv Ottenby (Öland) 6.9, 1 Onsala (Halland) 13.9.

Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (tereksnäppa)
1 Ledskärsviken (Uppland) 1-12.9.

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris malonotos (tuvsnäppa)
1 juv Galtabäck (Halland) 1-2.9, 1 juv Getterön (Halland) 2.9.

Grey Phalarope/Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (brednäbbad simsnäppa)
1 winterpl. Furilden (Gotland) 6.9,1 Torhamns udde (Blekinge) 13.9.

Meditteranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 1y Farhult and surroundings (Scania) 9-13.9.

Long-tailed Skua / Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus (fjällabb)
1 juv S. Revsudden (Småland) 31.8, and 1 4.9,1 juv Sandhammaren (Scania) 1.9, 1 juv Östergarns holme (Gotland) 2.9, 3 Brantevik (Scania) 4.9, 1 juv Ottenby (Öland) 5.9, 1 juv Hönö (Småland?!) 11.9.

Pomarine Skua / Jaeger, S. pomarinus (bredstjärtad labb)
2 ad + 1 juv S. Revsudden (Småland) 31.8, 1 juv Östergarns holme (Gotland) 2.9, 1 Spillepengen (Scania) 9.9 and 2 ad there 10.9, 1 ad Busör (Halland) 11.9 and 3 ad there 13.9.

Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 W. Tofta (Gotland) 1.9, 1 Örskär (Uppland) 4.9.

Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi (större piplärka)
1 Lerjan (Halland) 6.9, 1 W. Fröjel (Gotland) 6.9, 1 Utö (Södermanland) 12.9, 1 Kronholmens fyr (Gotland) 12.9, 1 Onsala (Halland) 13.9, 1 Närsholmen (Gotland) 13.9.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla)
1 juv Falsterbo (Scania) 1.9, and another juv there 5.9. 1 Örskärs fyr (Uppland) 13.9.

PALLAS'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER, Locustella certhiola (STARRSÅNGARE)
New for Sweden if accepted !
Seen by 2 birders at Segerstads fyr (Öland) 14.9 at 6 p.m. Not found the following morning.

Paddyfield Warbler, Acrocephalus agricola (fältsångare)
1 ringed at Falsterbo (Scania) 1.9 (not 31.8 as stated in the last report).
No. 15 for Sweden.

Rose-coloured Starling, Sturnus roseus (rosenstare)
The male seen in May-July at Rudvier (Gotland) was taken by a cat who put it on the stairs in front of a house 4.9 !

Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica (videsparv)
2 Hoburgen (Gotland) 2.9, 1 Mörbylånga (Öland) 5-6.9.

Emberiza melanocephala (svarthuvad sparv)
1 2y f ringed at Ottenby (Öland) 13.9.

Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)
6 Faluddens fyr (Gotland) 10.9, 8 Kronholmens fyr (Gotland) 12.9.
ESCAPES
Oxyura jamaicensis (amerikansk kopparand)
1 f Segerstads fyr (Öland) 31.8.
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fugle-nett


The old established names in English comes first, folIowed with new alternative name following 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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