September 22 - October 5 1997

SWEDISH RARITY REPORT September 15-October 5 1997

Sources: Fax from the Swedish hotline Club 300 (the last one, they have finally got e-mail !), and e-mail from Gotland and Umea.
Most of the rarities listed below are not official Swedish records until accepted by national or local rarities committees.

Abbreviations : m=male, f=female, 2y=second calender year age, s=summer plumage

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

It still seabirds on the menu even this period. Almost all of them along the Swedish west coast, consisting of the provinces (from north to south); Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Scania.

There are very many observations, so I have lumped some records after provinces;

Sabine's Gull, Larus sabini (tärnmås) (all juveniles if not specified, most of them probably staying for the whole period at the different localities)

22.9: 3+2 in NW Scania, 18 in Halland (17 in Mellbystrand), 1 in Bohuslän.
23.9: 8 in NW Scania, 19 in Halland (all in Mellby).
24.9: 9 in Halland.
26.9: 4 in Mellbystrand/Skummeslöv (Halland)
27.9: 3 in Halland and 1 in Bohuslän.
28.9: 1 in Halland.
29.9: 1 in Halland, 2 in NW Scania.
30.9: 2 in Halland, 1 in NW Scania.
1.10: 1 in Halland.
1.10: 1 in Halland.
2.10: 19 in NW Scania.
3.10: 11 in Scania (1 in Falsterbo), 1 in Halland.
4.10: 15 in Halland and 1 in Scania.
5.10: 18 in Scania.

A total of at least 65 birds.
(During the last period a total of 210 was recorded).

Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea (rosenmås)
1 ad at Stensåns mynning (Halland) seen 21 and 24.9 (probably the same individual).

Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus (grå lira)
3 at Hovs Hallar (Scania) and 1 at Mellby (Halland) 2.10.
4.10: Hönö 22, Vinga 28, Glommen 7, Tyludden 3, Gubbanäsan 1, Hovs Hallar 13, Kullen 19, a total of 93.
5.10: 14 in total.

Manx Shearwater, P. puffinus (mindre lira)
1 at Falsterbo (Scania) 25.9.

Cory's Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea (gulnäbbad lira)
1 at Tyludden (Halland) 4.10.

European Storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus (stormsvala)
1 at Hovs Hallar and 1 at Båstad (Scania) 2.10.

Leach's Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa (klykstjärtad stormsvala)
1 at Malmö (Scania) 23.9, and 1 30.9, 1 at Skummeslövsstrand (Halland) 30.9.
4.10: 3 in Västergötland, over 50 in Halland (50 at Skummeslövsstrand), 9 at Hovs Hallar (Scania).
5.10: 22 at Hovs Hallar (Scania), 1 at Pålsjöbadet (Scania)

Puffin, Fratercula arctica (lunnefågel)
1 at Skummeslövsstrand (Halland) 30.9, 11 seen along the west coast 4.10.

Little Auk, Alle alle (alkekung)
1 at Glommen (Halland) and 1 at Hovs Hallar (Scania) 4.10, 1 at Kattvik (Scania) 5.10.

Long-tailed Skua, Stercorarius longicaudus (fjeallabb)
22.9: 1 in Halland and 1 in Scania.
23.9: 3 at Falsterbo and 2 at Klören (Scania)
25.9: 1 at Falsterbo.
26.9: 1 at Björn (Uppland)

Pomarine Skua, S. pomarinus (bredstjärtad labb)
24.9: 1 in Scania and 1 in Halland.
25.9: 1 at Falsterbo (Scania)
26.9: 1 at Björn (Uppland)
30.9: 3 in Halland.

Great Skua, S. skua (storlabb)
22.9: 1 in Båstad (Scania), 1 at Mellbystrand (Halland)
23.9: 1 at Kattvik (Scania)
30.9: 1 at Hovs Hallar (Scania)
2.10: 2 at Hovs Hallar and 1 at Båstad (Scania), 1 at Mellby (Halland).
4.10: Hönö 10, Vinga 12, Skummeslöv 1, Glommen 7, Tyludden 1, Gubbanäsan 2, Hovs Hallar 2, Kullen 3. A total of 38 this day.
5.10: 4 in NW Scania.

Last period; 82.

Non-seabirds:

Great Northern Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
1 at Björn (Uppland) 26.9, 1 at Hovs Hallar (Scania) 4.10.

Brent Goose, Branta bernicla hrota (ljusbukig prutgås)
7 at Segerstad (Öland) 25.9, 1 at Faludden (Gotland) 29.9, together with 12, 000 B. bernicla bernicla, 1 at Gubbanäsan (Halland) 30.9, 1 at Segerstad (Öland) 1.10 and 2.10,

Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
8 at Lake Tåkern (Östergötland) 28.9, 1 at Lake Södra Tysslingen (Närke) 3.10.

Red-breasted Goose, B. ruficollis (rödhalsad gås)
1 at southern Öland 25.9, 1 at Östergarnsholm (Gotland) 25.9 (same individual ?).

Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina (mindre skrikörn)
1 subad at Falsterbo (Scania) 25.9.

Black Kite, Milvus migrans (brun glada)
1 ad at Falsterbo (Scania) 25.9 and 2 26.9.

Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 juv at Stora Horna (Gotland) 26.9.

Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 in Malmö (Scania) as usual.

White-winged Black tern, Chlidonias leucopterus (vitvingad tärna)
1 at Höllviken (Scania) 23.9

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotus (tuvsnäppa)
1 at Tofta (Värmland) 20-24.9

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis (prärielöpare)
1 at Falsterbo (Scania) 5.10.

Black-tailed Godwit (Icelandic race), Limosa limosa islandica (rödspov av isländska rasen)
1 1y at Lerjan (Halland) 25.9.

Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
1 at Floda (Södermanland) 2-4.10.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla)
1 1y at Varvsholm (Gotland) 26.9.

Northern Wheatear (Greenland race), Önanthe oenanthe leucorrhoa (stenskvätta av Grönländsk ras)
1 ringed at Ottenby (Öland) 25.9.

Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor (svartpannad törnskata)
1 ad at Malsta (Uppland) 3.10.

Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi (större piplärka)
1 on S. Öland 25.9, 2 at Utteros (Halland) 27.9, 1 at Rosendal (Halland) 29.9,
1 at Falsterbo (Scania) 29.9, 1-2 at Vikhög (Scania) 28-30.9, 1 at Klagshamn (Scania) 3.10, 1 at Hörksbyn (Dalarna) 4.10, 1 at Halmstad (Halland) 5.10.

The number of eastern warblers is increasing;

Pallas's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus proregfulus (kungsfågelsångare)
2 at Närsholmen (Gotland) 30.9, 2 at Svenska högarna (Uppland) 30.9, 1 at Faludden (Gotland) 1.10, 1 at Torhamn (Blekinge) 1.10 and 3 at Landsort (Södermanland) 1.10, 5 (4 ringed + 1) at St. Fjäderägg (Västerbotten) 2.10, and 2 3.10, 1 at Dalby (Scania) 2.10, 1 at östaholmen (Medelpad) 4-5.10, 1 at Kronholmen (Gotland) 4.10, 1 at Rosendal (Halland) 5.10, 1 at Färjsjön (Västergötland) 5.10. A total of 19.

Yellow-browed Warbler, Ph. inornatus (taigasångare)
1 at Boden (Norrbotten) 22.9, 1 N. Umeå (Västerbotten) 24.9, 1 at Falsterbo (Scania) 24.9, 1 at St. Fjäderägg (Västerbotten) 24.9, 1 at Kungälv (Bohuslän) 28.9, 29.9 1 in Halland, Öland and öngermanland, 1.10 1 in Blekinge, Halland, Södermanland, Uppland. 1 in Medelpad 4.10. A total of 13-14 during the period.

Lesser Whitethroat (East Siberian race), Sylvia curruca blythi (ärtsångare av Östsibirisk ras)
1 ringed at Landsberga (Uppland) 1.10.

Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)

Last Saturday, October 4, there was a report of a suspected South Polar Skua, Catharacta maccormicki (sydpolslabb) in NW Scania. The bird was seen also on Sunday October 5, but the colour on the back was wrong, so it was determined to be a strangelooking Great Skua, C. skua (storlabb). So there are still no accepted records of South Polar Skua in Sweden.

The probably escaped male Daurian Redstart, Phoenicurus auroreus (svartryggad rödstjärt), found 24.9 in Örebro (Närke) stayed until 26.9. This species breeds in SE Russia, and in Mongolia - China.

Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fuglenett

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