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SWEDISH RARITY REPORT 15 - 29 SEPTEMBER 1998

A very mild September as a whole, but changed to icy winds from north-east yesterday, and an all time low for September in Sweden, -10 degree Celsius in Nikkaluokta, Lapland.

A new initiative by Club 300 is to make a big effort on Öland this week, "week 40", instead of the normal concentration on week 42 (birding during light hours, and seminars, pub, quiz etc in the evenings).
Sofar it hasn't produced that many rarities, but there is a number of keen birders out in the bush on Öland, and also for example along the Scanian east coast. So you never know what will turn up......
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 juv Busör (Halland) 16.9, 1 Örskär (Uppland) 25.9.

Northern Fulmar, Fulmarius glacialis (stormfågel)
1 Lörudden (Medelpad) 26.9. New for Medelpad.

Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus (grålira)
1 Hovs Hallar (Scania) 16.9.

Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (mindre lira)
1 Kyrksund, Tjörn (Bohuslän) 21.9.

European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis (toppskarv)
1 Mönster (Halland) 19.9.

Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork)
1 Löddesnäs (Scania) 16.9, 1 in the Gräsgård area (Öland) 17-19.9 (and before).

Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia (skedstork)
15 !!! at Lillörträsk, 25 km W Burträsk (Västerbotten) 16.9.
By far the largest flock ever seen in Sweden, and most likely the same as seen in Finland some days before. These birds could have Asian origin (breeds Black Sea and eastwards in Russia for example).
More observations, probably 2 different birds;
1 1y Häggnäsviken-Västerviken, Tullgarns slott (Södermanland) 17-26.9.
1 1y Lake Roxen (Östergötland) 25.9, 1 1y Lake Kvismaren (Närke) 26-27.9.
1 1y Lake Tåkern (Östergötland) 26-27.9.

Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
2 ad + 2 juv Lake Östen (Västergötland) 26-27.9.

Rufous-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis (rödhalsad gås)
1 revsudden (Småland) 27.9.

King Eider, Somateria spectabilis (praktejder)
1 ad m Abbekås (Scania) 24.9, 2 ad m Brantevik (Scania) 25.9, 1 ad m there 26.9.

Black Kite, Milvus migrans (brun glada)
1 Hasslarp (Scania) 15.9, 1 ad Falsterbo (Scania) 18.9, and 1 ad + 1 juv there 20.9, 1 Lake Börringesjön (Scania) 21.9, 1 1 Falsterbo (Scania) 22.9, 1 juv there 25.9, and 1 there 26.9.
(A good day of Red Kite, Milvus milvus), was 26.9, when 186 migrating + 50 turning was counted at Nabben, Falsterbo (Scania), second highest number ever).

Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aqula pomarina (mindre skrikörn)
Probably at least 7 individuals seen in Falsterbo this autumn according to Nils Kjellen. For example; 1 subad 17.9, 1 ad/subad 18.9, 1 subad 20.9, 1 subad 25.9, 1 subad 26.9, 1 ad/subad 27.9.
Other observations;
1 ad/subad Ottenby (Öland) 16.9, migrated 17.9.
1 subad Ottenby (Öland) 19.9.
1 subad Anderslöv (Scania) 25.9.

Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 ad m Torhamn (Blekinge) 15.9, 1 ad m Näsudden (Gotland) 16.9, 1 juv Sundre (Gotland) 16.9, 1 juv m Karlstad (Värmland) 16-18.9, 2 juv Muskmyr (Gotland) 17.9, 1 juv Hoburgen (Gotland) 18.9 (probably 4 individuals in total on Gotland), 1 juv Högbymaden (Västmanland) 19.9, 1 juv + 1 2y m Lis mosse, Falkenberg (Halland) 19.9 (the juv also 20.9), 1 juv Suseån (Halland) 22.9, 1 ad m Långöreudd (Öland) 25.9, 1 juv Västergarn (Gotland) 26.9.

Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus (örnvråk)
1 juv Arlövs ängar, NE Malmö (Scania) 20.9.
Only 7 accepted records of this species.

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 juv Hörnefors (Västerbotten) 19.9, 1 juv Piteå (Norrbotten) 20.9.

Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva (sibirisk tundrapipare)
1 juv Ottenby (Öland) 19.9.

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris malonotos (tuvsnäppa)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 18-20.9.

Meditteranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 1y Farhult and surroundings (Scania) 9-18.9. 1 1y Påarp (Halland) 23-27.9.

Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 Össby (Öland) 27.9--

European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
1 Hörnefors (Västerbotten) 19.9, 1 Värmdö (Södermanland) 20.9.

Barn Owl, Tyto alba (tornuggla)
1 Herrvik (Gotland) 16-17.9.

European Roller, Coracias garrulus (blåkråka)
1 Helsingborg (Scania) 18.9.

Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla (korttålärka)
1 Hyllingen (Småland) 17-20.9.

Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi (större piplärka)
Invasion? A large number seen all over Sweden, with a concentration along the coasts. Around 59 individuals seen September 1-27.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla)
1 Össby (Öland) 16.9, 1 Varberg (Halland) 27.9.

River Warbler, Locustella fluviatilis (flodsångare)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 26.9. Very late !

Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (taigasångare)
The earliest one at Eggegrund (Gästrikland) 14.9.
Then another 16 seen Uppland - Scania.

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 26.9.

Isabelline Shrike, Lanius isabellinus (isabellatörnskata)
1 1y ringed Eggegrund (Gästrikland) 16.9, and another 1y ringed the day after at the same place !! Records 9 and 10 for Sweden.

Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica (videsparv)
1 Kalmar dämme (Småland) 16.9, 4 Hoburgen (Gotland) 18.9, 3 Torhamns udde (Blekinge) 25.9, 1 Brantevik (Scania) 26.9, 1 Falsterbo (Scania) 27.9.

Little Bunting, E. pusilla (dvärgsparv)
1 Järnäsklubb (Ångermanland) 15.9, 1 ringed St. Fjäderägg (Västerbotten) 17.9 (still there 18.9), 1-2 Hoburgen (Gotland) 23.9.

Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)
16 Järnäsklubb (Ångermanland) 15.9, 4 Visby (Gotland) 18.9, 3 Hoburgen (Gotland) 25.9, 1 Västergarn (Gotland) 26.9.
ESCAPES
Ross's Goose, Anser rossii (dvärgsnögås)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 23.9.
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fugle-nett

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/SwReports98.html

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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