SWEDISH RARITY REPORT June 16-23 1997

Sources: Fax from the Swedish hotline Club 300 and e-mail from Gotland.
Most of the rarities listed below are not official Swedish records until accepted by national or local rarities committees.

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

English name, Scientific name (Swedish name)
Number, sex, place (Province) date
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
The 2y at Lake Vallsjön (Småland) still there since several weeks (in an inland lake). 1 adult in summer plumage (!) at Ottenby (Öland) 19-20.6.

Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (mindre lira)
1 at Kullen (Scania) 16.6.

Great White Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
1 at Araslövssjön (Scania) 18-19.6.

Little Egret, E. garzetta (silkeshäger)
1 at Getterön (Halland) since over a week.

Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis (ringnäbbad mås)
In Halmstad harbour (Halland) as usual.

Mediterranean Gull, L. melanocephalus (svarthuvad mas)
1 ad still at Malmö harbour (Scania).

Little Crake, Porzana parva (mindre sumphöna)
1 calling at Söderfjärden (Södermanland) 20.6.

Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 2y f at Ottenby (Öland) 19.6.

Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus (aftonfalk)
1 f at Lake Krankesjön (Scania) during the whole period, still there 22.6.
1 2y f at Ljungen, Falsterbo (Scania) 18.6.

Black Kite, Milvus migrans (brun glada)
2 at Ottenby (Öland) 19.6, 1 at Eckels udde (Öland) 16.6.

WHITE-TAILED PLOVER, Chettusia leucura (sumpvipa)
1 ad at Turkiesjön (Västmanland) 22-24.6.
No. 2 for Sweden, the first record was at Mörkö (Södermanland) 10.5. 1975.

Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (tereksnäppa)
1 at Torhamns udde (Blekinge) 21-23.6.

Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (brednäbbad simsnäppa)
1 ad female at Gannarveviken (Gotland) 22-23.6.

Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
1 at Ås (Öland) 22.6.

Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 at Farhult (Scania) during the whole period.

Crested Lark, Galerida cristata (tofslärka)
1 at Ottenby (Öland) 21.6.

Savi s Warbler, Acrocephalus luscinoides (vassångare)
1 at Ullnasjön (Uppland) 18.6, 1 at Lårstaviken (Uppland) until 21.6.

Blyth s Reed Warbler, A. dumetorum (busksångare)
1 singing m at Kalmar (Småland) until 18.6, 3 in the Hörnefors area (Västerbotten) until 18.6.1 at Varberg (Halland) 19-23.6 (very unusual in this western province), 1 at Nyköping (Södermanland) 20.6.

BOOTED WARBLER, Hippolais caligata (gråsångare)
1 at Bygdsiljum (Västerbotten) 13-21.6. Record no. 6 for Sweden.

Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis (nordsångare)
1 at Njulla, Abisko (Lapland) 22.6, 1 at Haparanda (Norrbotten) 22.6.

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
1 singing m at Norra Rörum (Scania) during the whole period.

Also several observations of Quail, Coturnix coturnix (vaktel) and River Warbler, Locustella fluviatilis (flodsångare).
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fuglenett
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