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Winter in Sweden, minus Celsius even in Southern Sweden, and the first snowfall.
Pine Grosbeak invasion in north-middle Sweden, and scattered records down to southern Halland.
Note the typical phenomenon below in the records that when an interesting bird is found in an odd place, this becomes a hotspot, and several other interesting records are done, in places like Värmlandsnäs, Haby bukt and Foteviken.

SWEDISH RARITY REPORT 24 OCTOBER - 18 NOVEMBER 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
Great Northern Diver/Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
1 w Arild (Scania) 25.10, 1 ad Hönö (Bohuslän) 25.10, 1 ad s Hovs Hallar and Ripagården (Scania) 29.10, 1 ad +1 juv Falsterbo (Scania) 31.10, 1 Kristinehamn (Värmland) 7-8.11, 1 Malön (Halland) 7.11, 1 Nidingen (Halland) 8.11, 1 ad Brantevik (Scania) 8.11, 1 Båden (Öland) 13.11, 1 juv Haby bukt (Bohuslän) 15.11.

Yellow-billed Diver/Loon, Gavia adamsii (vitnäbbad islom)
2 kronholmen (Gotland) 27.10, 1 Vedholmen (Bohuslän) 29.10, 1 ad s Hovs Hallar (Scania) 29.10, 1 1y Mellbystrand (Scania) 29.10.

The good numbers of big loons/divers continues.

Northern Fulmar, Fulmarius glacialis (stormfågel)

Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus (grålira)
8 during the period along the west coast.

Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (mindre lira)
6 during the period along the west coast.

Leach's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa (klykstjärtad stormsvala)
48 On the west coast during the period, highest number 24 at Mellbystrand (Halland) 29.10.

Gannet, Sula bassana (havssula)
Highest number; 101 at Hovs Hallar (Scania) 29.10.

European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis (toppskarv)
6 Nidingen (Halland) 7.11, 14 Malön (Halland) 7.11, over 50 Ursholmarna (Bohuslän) 14.11.

Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia (skedstork)
1 1y Lake Tåkern (Östergötland) 26.9-3.11.

Great White Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
1 Sandboviken (Gotland) 28.10, 1 St. Rör (Öland) 4.11.

Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
1 (colourringed) Ottenby (Öland) 1.11, 12 Trolle-Ljungby (Scania) 8.11.

American Wigeon, Anas americana (amerikansk bläsand)
1 ad m Foteviken (Scania) 7.11.

Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina (rödhuvad dykand)
1 f Sörälgen (Västmanland) 1.11, 1 f Sundstatjärn, Karlstad (Värmland) 5.11.

King Eider, Somateria spectabilis (praktejder)
1 ad m Utlängan (Blekinge) 30.10, and 2 1.11, 1 ad m Segerstads fyr (Öland) 31.10, 2 m Revsudden (Småland) 2.11, 1 f Gökalv (Blekinge) 15.11.

Steller's Eider, Polysticta stelleri (alförrädare)
1 juv Vänersborgsviken (Västergötland)

Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus (ormörn)
1 Falsterbo (Scania) 20.10.

Spotted Eagle, A. clanga (större skrikörn)
1 ad Svedala (Scania) 19-26.10, 1 Foteviken (Scania) 2.11 (turned). Prob. same bird.

Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca (kejsarörn)
1 subad Ladholmen (Värmland) and Onsala (Halland) 8.11.

Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 juv Barsebäck (Scania) 30.10-1.11, 1 juv Sala (Västmanland) 2.11, 1 juv Malmö (Scania) 3.11.

Saker Falcon, Falco cherrug (tatarfalk)
1 juv, no rings etc. !, Galtabäck (Halland) 9.11.

Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus (jaktfalk)
1 Risinge hamn (Öland) 30.10, 2 juv Malön (Halland) 8.11, 1 Visby (Gotland) 14.11, 1 S. Visby (Gotland) 14.11.

American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica (amerikansk tundrapipare)
1 juv Getterön (Halland) 17-25.10.

Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (större beckasinsnäppa)
1 1y Foteviken (Scania) 24.10-15.11.

Red/Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria (brednäbbad simsnäppa)
1 Glommen (Halland) 26.10.

Great Skua, Catharacta skua (storlabb)
6 during the period at the west coast.

Pomarine Jaeger/Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus (bredstjärtad labb)
1 Busör (Halland) 7.11.

Long-tailed Jaeger/Skua, P. longicaudus (fjällabb)
1 during the period at the west coast.

Meditteranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 1y Visby (Gotland) 15-31.10, 1 1y Falsterbo (Scania) 31.10.

Sabine's Gull, Larus sabini (tärnmås)
1 juv Träslövsläge (Halland) 26.10, 2 juv Båstad (Scania) 29.10.

Puffin, Fratercula arctica (lunnefågel)
6 along the west coast during the period.

Little Auk, Alle alle (alkekung)
Several along the west coast, highest number 25 at Hönö (Bohuslän) 26.10.
In the Baltic Sea; 1 Kronholmen (Gotland) 27.10, 1 Örskär (Uppland) 31.10, 1 Segerstad (Öland) 31.10, 1 Ottenby (Öland) 31.10 + 8 more in the Baltic Sea.

Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 Träslövsläge (Halland) 25.10-15.11, 1 Södra Yn (Värmland) 28.10, 1 Varberg (Halland) 5-6.11, 1 Mölndal (Västergötland) 14.11, 1 Umeå (Västerbotten) 14.11.

European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
1 Ågesta (Södermanland) 28.10.

Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi (större piplärka)
1 Falsterbo (Scania) 25.10, 1 Utlängan (Blekinge) 30.10, 1 Foteviken (Scania) 1.11, 1 Ladholmen (Värmland) 5.11.

Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta (vattenpiplärka)
The first for the season at Haby bukt (Bohuslän) 1-15.11. 1 Bingsmarken (Scania), the usual wintering place, 14.11-

BLYTH'S PIPIT, Anthus godlewski (mongolpiplärka)
1 at Flundreviken, N. Visby (Gotland) 18.11 (confirmed this evening).
Could be one of the first for Sweden.

Crested Lark, Galerida cristata (tofslärka)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 1 and 7.11.

Common Stonechat, eastern race, Saxicola torquata maura/stejnegeri (svarthakad buskskvätta, östlig ras, "vitgumpad buskskvätta")
1 Kumla (Närke) 1-2.11.

Common Stonechat, western race, Saxicola torquata
1 m Foteviken (Scania) 26.10.

Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe leucorrhoa (stenskvätta)
Iceland/Greenland race
1 ringed Trummedammarna, Växjö (Småland) 24-27.10, 1 ringed Getterön (Halland) 30.10.

DARK-THROATED THRUSH, Turdus ruficollis (taigatrast)
1 1y f Kläcklinge, S. Växjö (Småland) 10 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. 14.11.

Blyth's Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum (busksångare)
1 ringed Landsjön (Småland) 11.10.

Barred Warbler, Sylvia nisoria (höksångare)
1 1y Örskär (Uppland) 1.11, 1 1y ringed Ottenby (Öland) 9.11. Very late.

European Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceua (rörsångare)
Another late record; Kapelludden, Borgholm (Öland) 15.11.

Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (taigasångare)
1 Segerstads fyr (Öland) 29.10, 1 ringed Ottenby (Öland) 1-3.11.

Pallas's Leaf Warbler, P. proregulus (kungsfågelsångare)
17 during the period (in Scania, Bohuslän, Gotland, Uppland, Medelpad)

Dusky Warbler, P. fuscatus (brunsångare)
1 Segerstads fyr (Öland) 27.10.

Chiffchaff, eastern race, P. collybita tristis (gransångare, östlig ras)
Several ringed and observed in southern Sweden.

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
1 Malmö (Scania) 2.11, 1 Fredshäg (Scania) 2.11.

Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva albicilla
1 1y Segerstad fyr (Öland) 26.10.
FIRST FOR SWEDEN OF THIS RACE. A Siberian race, winters Nepal - SE China.

Great Grey Shrike, eastern race, Lanius excubitor pallidirostris (varfågel, östlig ras, "stäppvarfågel")
1 1y Haby bukt (Bohuslän) 31.10-1.11.

Isabelline Shrike, Lanius isabellinus (isabellatörnskata)
1 1y Hummelbosholm (Gotland) 5-6.10.

Red-backed Shrike, L. collurio (törnskata)
1 Ystad (Scania) 13-14.11. Late.

Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (tallbit)
67 at Ladholmen, Värmlandsnäs (Värmland) 27.10, and 134 !! here 28.10, 3 Vänersborgsviken (Västergötland) 31.10, 37 Kinnekulle (Västegötland) 31.10, 4 Lake Draven (Småland) 1.11.

Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)
7 Ladholmen, Värmlandsnäs (Värmland) 27.10, 3 Örskär (Uppland) 1.11.
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fugle-nett

The English names 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

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