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SWEDISH RARITY REPORT 30 SEPTEMBER - 20 OKTOBER 1998 (+ 24 October)

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 Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
1 ad summer Faludden (Gotland) 3.10, 1 ad summer Gubbanäsan (Halland) 15.10, 1 ad summer Kullen (Scania) 15.10 (2 different, the Getterön bird had begun to moult in the face).

Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii (vitnäbbad islom)
1 subad Väddö (Uppland) 1.10, 1 ad summer W. Hammarö, Lake Vänern (Värmland) 2.10, 1 1y Grötvik (Halland) 10.10, 1 1y Busör (Halland) 11.10, 1 ad summer Kullen (Scania) 12.10, 1 juv Skummeslövstraand (Halland) 15.10, 1 ad summer Utlängan (Blekinge) 16.10, 1 ad summer Falsterbo (Scania) 17.10, 1 ad summer + 1 1y Hovs Hallar (Scania) 18.10, 1 Falsterbo (Scania) 24.10.
A good number of big loons/divers this period.

Northern Fulmar, Fulmarius glacialis (stormfågel)
14 and 18 Oct. was stormy; 57 Hönö (Bohuslän) 14.10, 110 Hovs Hallar and 176 Kullen (Scania) 18.10.

Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus (grålira)
Along the west coast a total number of about 45 10-18.10.

Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (mindre lira)
1 Hammarudd (Gotland) 18.10. Very rare in the Baltic Sea. New for Gotland.

Leach's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa (klykstjärtad stormsvala)
On the west coast 12-18.10;
3 in Västergötland, 30 in Halland and 20 in Scania.
Highest numbers; 15 at Skummeslövsstrand (Halland) and 10 at Kattvik (Scania) 18.10.

European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis (toppskarv)
7 Malön (Halland) 4.10.

Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia (skedstork)
1 1y Lake Tåkern (Östergötland) 26.9-15.10, 1 1y Lake Kvissmaren (Närke) 26-28.9.

Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
1 Kronholmen 5.10 and 1 Sundre 9.10 (both Gotland).

Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis (rödhalsad gås)
1 Revsudden (Småland) 29.9.

Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina (rödhuvad dykand)
1 f Lake Gussjön (Västmanland) 3-11.10, 1 f Ledskärsviken (Uppland) 14.10.

King Eider, Somateria spectabilis (praktejder)
1 2y m Utlängan (Blekinge) 28.9, 2 2y m 29.9 and 1 2y m 30.9.
1 2y m Revsudden (Småland) 30.9 and 2 f 1.10.

Steller's Eider, Polysticta stelleri (alförrädare)
1 m Långskär at Västervik (Småland) 2.10, 1 f Mellbystrand (Halland) 3-4.10.

Black Kite, Milvus migrans (brun glada)
1 ad Suseån and Grötvik (Halland) 30.9.

Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aqula pomarina (mindre skrikörn)
1 subad Falsterbo (Scania) 30.9, 1 subad Näsbyholm (Scania) 3.10, 1 Jordhamn (Öland) 11.10.

Spotted Eagle, A. clanga (större skrikörn)
1 subad Falsterbo (Scania) 6.10, and 1 ad/subad 13.10 (turned back north).

Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 juv Kronholmen (Gotland) 8.10, 1 ad m Saxe (Dalarna) 15-16.10.

Red-footed Falcon, F. vespertinus (aftonfalk)
1 juv Ottenby (Öland) 15.9, 1 juv Bengts kvarn (Gotland) 15.9, 1 m Furilden (Gotland) 15.9, 1 f Hamra (Gotland) 16.9, 1 juv Olsäng (Blekinge) 16.9, 1 juv Digrans (Gotland) 17.9, 1 juv Bengts (Gotland) 18.9, 1 juv Galtabäck (Halland) 24.9.

Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus (jaktfalk)
1 Gullbergs vass, Göteborg (Västergötland) 5.10, 1 juv Hulterstad (Öland) 18.10, 1 juv Karstad (Värmland) 18.10.

American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica (amerikansk tundrapipare)
1 juv Getterön (Halland) 17-24.10. Still there.

Pacific Golden Plover, P. fulva (sibirisk tundrapipare)
1 1y Hjälstaviken (Upplaand) 9-10.10, 1 Kronholmen (Gotland) 29.9.

Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (större beckasinsnäppa)
1 Foteviken (Scania) today, 24 October.

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris malonotos (tuvsnäppa)
1 Nyköping (Södermanland) 9-10.10.

Red/Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicaria (brednäbbad simsnäppa)
7 !! Hovs Hallar and 1 Kullen (Scania) 18.10.

Great Skua, Catharacta skua (storlabb)
1 Häradskär (Östergötland) 4.10, 1 Rivet (Gotland) 6.10 (both in Baltic Sea).
1 Soten (Bohuslän) 15.10.
18 October; 1 Glommen (Halland), 1 Träslövsläge (Halland), 2 Båstad (Scania), 1 Kattvik (Scania), 2 Kullen (Scania).

Pomarine Jaeger/Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus (bredstjärtad labb)
1 Revsudden (Småland) 1.10, 1 Sebybadet (Öland) 12.10, 3 Skummeslösstrand (Halland) 15.10, 1 juv Gubbanäsan (Halland) 15.10, 1 Kronholmen (Gotland) 15.10, 2 ad light phase Mellbystrand (Halland) 15.10, 1 2y Hovs Hallar (Scania) 18.10, 2 juv Kullen (Scania) 18.10.

Long-tailed Jaeger/Skua, P. longicaudus (fjällabb)
1 juv Segerstad (Öland) 28.9, 1 juv Oskarshamn (Småland) 29.9, 1 juv Gräsgård (Öland) 30.9.

Meditteranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 1y Påarp (Halland) 23.9-15.10, 1 1y Falsterbo (Scania) 1.10, 1 1y Visby (Gotland) 15-18.10, 2 1y Lomma (Scania) 16.10.

Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus (vittrut)
1 juv Balgö, NW Varberg (Halland) 10.10.

Sabine's Gull, Larus sabini (tärnmås)
1 juv Mellbystrand (Halland) 15.10, 1 juv Soten (Bohuslän) 14.10.

Puffin, Fratercula arctica (lunnefågel)
1 Vinga (Västergötland) 15.10, 1 juv Träslövsläge (Halland) 16.10, and 2 18.10, 1 Hovs Hallar (Scania) 16.10, 1 W. Båstad (Scania) 18.10.

Little Auk, Alle alle (alkekung)
Singles along the west coast. 1 Kronholmen (Gotland) 16.10.

Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 Össby (Öland) 27.9-3.10, 1 Vare (Halland) 12.10.

European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
1 Råöslätten (Halland) 29.9, 1 Ventlinge-Grönhögen (Öland) 30.9, 1 Slädö, Västervik (Småland) 2.10, 1 Röbäcksdalen (Västerbotten) 3.10, 1 Segerstad (Öland) 9.10, 1 Holmsund and Röbäcksdalen (Västerbotten) 11.10, 1 Hoby (Scania) 16.10.

Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi (större piplärka)
A total of around 63 individuals seen in September !!
Plus 5 1-14 October.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla)
1 1y Hummelbosholm (Gotland) 4.10.

Red-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus (blåstjärt)
1 1y Gammelgarn (Gotland) 3-4.10.

Common Stonechat, eastern race, Saxicola torquata maura (svarthakad buskskvätta, östlig ras, "vitgumpad buskskvätta")
1 f Skoge - Barshageudd (Gotland) 8.10.

Black-eared Wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica (medelhavsstenskätta)
1 m Grönhögen (Öland) 29.9.

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

Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (taigasångare)
16 sen during the period (in Gästrikland, Öland, Halland, Gotland, Uppland, Södermanland and Scania).

Pallas's Leaf Warbler, P. proregulus (kungsfågelsångare)
29 seen during the period, mainly Öland, Gotland, Västerbotten.

Dusky Warbler, P. fuscatus (brunsångare)
1 Klastorp, Stjärnarp, SE Halmstad (Halland) 30.9. New for Halland.

Chiffchaff, eastern race, P. collybita tristis (gransångare, östlig ras)
1 ringed Falsterbo (Scania) 9.10 and 1 24.10, 1 ringed Segerstad (Öland) 13.10, plus several observations in the field of this grey birds with tristis-characters. I saw the ringed one today, all grey except on the underside of the wings.

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
1 ringed Falsterbo (Scania) 30.9, 1 Bingsmarken (Scania) 6.10, 1 Getterön (Halland) 12.10, 1 Stenåsabadet (Öland) 13.10, 1 Klagshamn (Scabia) 14.10, 1 Skanörs Ljung (Scania) 17.10 and 1 (was killed by a cat!) Gräsgårds hamn (Öland) 17.10.

Great Grey Shrike, eastern race, Lanius excubitor pallidirostris (varfågel, östlig ras, "stäppvarfågel")
1 1y Munkfors (Värmland) 6-18.10.

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

Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica (videsparv)
1 Ventlinge (Öland) 1-4.10, 1 gräsgård (Öland) 2.10, 1 Svältholmen (Gotland) 3.10, 1 Furilden (Gotland) 4.10.

Little Bunting, E. pusilla (dvärgsparv)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 3-5.10, and 1 9-12.10, 1 ringed Falsterbo (Scania) 12.10.

Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)
2 1y Krinholmen (Gotland) 4.10, 1 Djupdy (Gotland) 9.10.
ESCAPES
Paradise Shelduck, Tadorna variegata
1 f Kungsbackafjorden (Halland). This New Zealand species was seen from end of April to beginning of October.
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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