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Have had vacation from Eurobirdnet a while (3 weeks in South Africa f.ex.).
March was fairly low in activity concerning rarities in Sweden.
But now the spring migration has started up, we had very warm and sunny weather last week. Large numbers of cranes, eiders and other migrants has passed through.

SWEDISH RARITY REPORT 15 February - 31 March 1999.

Sources: Mainly 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
Great Northern Diver/Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
1 Gubbanäsan (Halland) 25.2, 1 Sote huvud (Bohuslän) 27.2, 1 Kronholmen (Gotland) 14.3, 1 juv Kåseberga (Scania) 20.3, 1 Klåvudden, Lake Vättern (Närke) 28.3.

Yellow-billed Loon/White-billed Diver, G. adamsii (vitnäbbad islom)
1 Kronholmen (Gotland) 21.2 and 15.3, 1 2y Hoburgen (Gotland) 29.3.

European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis (toppskarv)
2 ad Malön (Halland) 22.2, 1 21.3 (the only regular locality in Sweden).

Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus (jaktfalk)
1 juv Smedsgård (Halland) 19.2, 1 juv Västergarns Utholme (Gotland) 20-21.2, 1 2y Näsby (Öland) 15.3.

Crane, Grus grus (trana)
2 Paviken (Gotland) 20.2. Very early record.

Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
1 ad Bjälltofta (Scania) 18.2, 1 ad (without rings) Kojtasjön, Visslanda (Småland) 24-27.3.

Teal, Anas crecca carolinensis (amerikansk kricka)
1 m Tidaholm (Västergötland) 28-31.3.

King Eider, Somateria spectabilis (praktejder)
1 ad m Kullen (Scania) 16.2, 1 ad m Grytskär (Scania) 25.2, 1 ad m Mellbystrand (Halland) 28.2, 1 ad m Busör (Halland) 1.3, 1 ad m Uttorp (Blekinge) 1.3, 1 2y m Lindö udde and Hasslö (Blekinge) 7.3, 1 ad m Hoburgen (Gotland) 8.3, 1 ad m Påarp (Halland) 13-21.3.

High numbers 17.3 and onwards, mainly adult males;
Kåseberga (Scania) 3 17.3, 1 18.3, 2 24.3.
Sandhammaren (Scania) 1 17.3
Barsebäck (Scania) 1 20.3
Spillepengen (Scania) 3 20.3, 1 21.3, 1 27.3, 1 28.3.
Domsten (Scania) 1 26.3.
Gubbanäsan (Halland) 1 20.3
Morups tånge (Halland) 1 20.3, 1 28.3.
Bobergs udde (Halland) 1 25.3,
Hasslö (Blekinge) 1 20.3,
Uttorp (Blekinge) 5 20.3, 1 26.3, 2 31.3.
Mörbylånga (Öland) 1 20.3.
Färjestaden (Öland) 1 20.3.
Beijershamn (Öland) 3 20.3.
Revsudden (Småland) 1 20.3.
Öruddden (Södermanland) 1 21.3,
Landsort (Södermanland) 1 28.3, 4 30.3.
Högklint (Gotland) 1 31.3.
So, almost 50 in total during the period.

Polysticta stelleri (alförädare)
2 f Abbekås (Scania) 22.1-26.2, 1 ad m Kåseberga (Scania) 18.3 and 24.3, 1 f Furillen (Gotland) 28.3-4.4.

Glacious Gull, Larus hyperboreus (vittrut)
Up to 20 wintering along the Swedish coast, still several in February and March (all 2K:s); Glommen (Halland) -31.3, Ystad (Scania) -28.3, Oskarshamn (Småland) -17.2, Ronneby hamn (Blekinge) -21.2, Värtahamnen, Stockholm (Uppland) -20.2, 1 Värmdö (Uppland) 28.2, Visby (Gotland) 2.3, Arlöv (Scania) 2.3, Skatelövsfjorden (Småland) 4-12.3, 2 at Hagbytippen, Täby (Södermanland) 7-14.3, Växjö (Småland) 16.3, Baggerud (Värmland) 20.3, Forsa (Hälsingland) 20-31.3, Kalmar (Småland) 23-25.3, Lausholmen (Gotland) 24.3, Hudiksvall (Hälsingland) -29.3, Obbola (Västerbotten) 28.3.
1 juv Lindö udde (Blekinge) 7.3.
1 ad Kronholmen (Gotland) 14.3.

Iceland Gull, L. glaucoides (vitvingad trut)
1 ad Glommen (Halland) 18-26.2. Probably of the race kumlieni.
1 Ystad (Scania) 28.2.

Ringbilled Gull, Larus delawarensis (ringnäbbad mås)
1 2y N. Visby (Gotland) 18.3.
Then the yearly summer visitor since a number of years (7?) arrived at Halmstad harbour (Halland) 4.4.

Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 ad Malmö (Scania) from 24.3 and onwards (still there).

Puffin, Fratercula arctica (lunnefågel)
A flock of 5 (!) at Hermanö (Bohuslän) 28.3.

Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca (fjälluggla)
1 ad f Stordammen (Södermanland) -15.2, 1 Värne, N. Slite (Gotland) 23.2.

Barn Owl, Tyto alba (tornuggla)
1 Alvena änge (Gotland) 25.3.

BIMACULATED LARK, Melanocorypha bimaculata (asiatisk kalanderlärka)
1 Landsort (Södermanland) 30.1-121.3.
No. 4 for Sweden and the first for Södermanland (the other ones; Haparanda Sandskär (Norrbotten) 1982, and Gotland twice; 1983 and 1996).

Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta (vattenpiplärka)
Several wintering along the southern Swedish coast; Ystad (Scania) -14.3, Hönö (Bohuslän) -14.3, Galtabäck (Halland) 21.2, Haby Bukt (Bohuslän) 7.3, 2 Skanör (Scania) 21.3, Kråkenabben (Blekinge) -27.3.

Dark-throated Thrush, Turdus ruficollis atrogularis (taigatrast)
1 2y m Landsort (Södermanland) 28.2, 1 m Heden (Dalarna) 19-31.3.

Stonechat, Saxicola torquata (svarthakad buskskvätta)
1 m Ottenby (Öland) 13-14.3 and 1 21.3, 1 m Abbekås (Scania) 27.3, 1 m Ulricehamn (Västergötland) 27.3, 1 Torö (Södermanland) 27.3.

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
1-2 Lindö udde (Blekinge) 26-27.3, 1 Utlängan (Blekinge) 26.3 and 2 27.3, 1 Skanör (Scania) 26.3, 2 Falsterbo (Scania) 27.3, 1 27.3, 1 30.3, and 1 31.3.
1 Gö (Blekinge) 27-28.3, 1 Hoburgen (Gotland) 29.3, 1 Klagshamn (Scania) 31.3.

Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos (tallsparv)
1 f Styran, Ösmo (Småland) 10.3.

Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra (kornsparv)
1 Hoburgen (Gotland) 20-24.3.

Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (tallbit)
1 f ringed Torhamns Udde (Blekinge) 29.3.
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

UPDATED;
The Swedish e-mail directory on birdwatchers (now with 354 entries), also found on the EBN-Sweden homepage;
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/Eurobirdnet.html

Cheers,
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fugle-nett

April 7, 1999. E-mail.

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