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The last long weekend was extraordinary good regarding rarities. And bad weather 13-14 May made a major "fallout" of resting birds along the coasts, with very high numbers of flycatchers, warblers etc
SWEDISH RARITY REPORT 10 - 16 May, 1999.
Concentration of major rarities, minor ones omitted this period.
Sources: Mainly 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.

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

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

Concentration of major rarities, minor ones omitted this period.

Yellow-billed Loon/White-billed Diver, G. adamsii (vitnaebbad islom) : 4

Great Egret, Egretta alba (aegretthaeger)
1 ad Timmernabben (Smaaland) since 19.4, still there, 1 Furudal (Dalarna) 12.5.

White Stork, Ciconia ciconia (vit stork): 3 (outside Scania).

Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork) : 1-2 on oeland since April.

Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia (skedstork)
1 2y Klagshamn/Foteviken (Scania) 8-10.5 (migrated East 6 p.m.), 1 ad Ängsnaeset, Falsterbo (Scania) 13-14.5.

Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis (roedhalsad gaas)
1 Egby (oeland) 14.5, 1 Kapelludden (oeland) 16.5.

Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea (rostand)
1 Stockviken (Gotland) 16.5, 1 f Lake Soerbysjoen (Västmanland) 16.5.

Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina (roedhuvad dykand)
1 m Kapelludden (oeland) since 2.5, still there. 1 f Tromtoe (Blekinge) 5-12.5.

Ferruginous Duck, Aythya nyroca (vitoegd dykand)
1 f Lake Hornborgsjoen (Vaestergoetland) since 8.5. Still there.

Pallid Harrier, Cicus macrourus (staepphoek)
1 f Ottenby (oeland) 16.5, 1 2y Smygehamn (Scania) 16.5.

Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespetinus (aftonfalk)
6 adult males (only males!); Katrineholm (Soedermanland), Vallby (Halland), Karpalund (Scania), Hasslarp (Scania), Lake Hornborgasjoen (Vaestergoetland) and Vaestergaarde (Gotland).

Little Crake, Porzana parva (mindre sumphoena)
1 Barvalappen, E. Eskilstuna (Soedermanland) 16.5.

LITTLE BUSTARD, Tetrax tetrax (smaatrapp)
1 Lake Norra Hyn, W. Forshaga (Vaermland) 14-15.5.
24 records in total in Sweden, but only 6 records after 1934. Since the bird was seen making air jumps and the lower neck was slightly thick (otherwise female plumage), it should be a young male.

BLACK-WINGED STILT, Himantopus himantopus (styltloepare)
1 f Lake Hornborgasjoen (Vaestergoetland) 8-14.5, 1 Kabusa (Scania) 13-15.5.
Record no. 19 and 20 in Sweden.

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (tuvsnaeppa)
1 Lake Gussjoen (Vaestmanland) 11-12.5, 1 Enkoeping (Uppland) 11.5.

Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis (dammsnaeppa) : 5

Red Phalarope, Ph. fulicaria (brednaebbad simsnaeppa)
1 f Kapelluddden (oeland) 13-15.5.

Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad maas)
2 ad Sandoen (Scania) 11-12.5, 1 2y Spillepengen (Scania) 11.5, 2 ad Spillepengen (Scania) 13.5, 1 2y Sundre (Gotland) 15.5.

European Turtle Dove, Streptepelia turtur (turturduva) : 3

Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla (korttaalaerka)
1 Auriv (Gotland) 12.5, 1 Utlaengan (Blekinge) 12.5.

Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica (rostgumpsvala)
1 Hamra (Gotland) 11.5, 1 Faerjestaden (oeland) 16.5.

ISABELLINE WHEATEAR, oenanthe isabellina (isabellastenskvaetta)
1 Utoe (Soedermanland) 14-15.5.
Rec. no. 3 for Sweden.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronaerla)
1 f Ottenby (oeland) 16.5.

Stonechat, Saxicola torquata (svarthakad buskskvaetta)
1 Skaare (Scania) 13.5, 1 m Vaestergaarde (Gotland) 13.5.
Race maura; 1 Hasselstad (Blekinge) 13.5, 1 Stavstensudden (Blekinge)13-16.5.

RUFOUS-TAILED ROCK-THRUSH. Monticola saxatilis (stentrast)
1 m Agunnaryd (Smaaland) 13-14.5. Record no. 4.

EYE-BROWED THRUSH, Turdus obscurus (graahalsad trast)
1 m Segerstads fyr (oeland) 14-15.5.
Only second record for Sweden.

YELLOW-BREASTED BUNTING, Emberiza aureola (gyllensparv)
1 2y m Hoburgen (Gotland) 16,5.

Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica (videsparv) : 2

Little Bunting, E. pusilla (dvaergsparv) : 2

PROBABLE ESCAPES (CAT. D);

Ruddy Duck, Oxura jamaicensis (amerikansk kopparand)
1 m Ajkes traesk (Gotland) -12.5.
This report can also be found on the EBN-Sweden homepages (where you also get the national characters right...) see URL:
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/Reports/SwReports99.html

The English names mainly follows 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

Cheers,
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fugle-nett

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