SWEDISH RARITY REPORT August 25 - September 7
The warm summer weather suddenly changed to windy and rainy weather at the end of
the period. 8-10.9 there was at least 5 Sabine s Gull and a number of Storm Petrels
along the west coast. One Sabine s is staying in Lomma, Scania, I had it within 10
meters yesterday, 11.9. The fax from Club 300 covers the period up to 7.9, so more details
about seabirds in the next message.
Sources: Fax from the Swedish hotline Club 300, and e-mail from Gotland, 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
Cory's Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea (gulnäbbad lira)
1 at Glommen (Halland) 7.9.
Great White Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
1 at Lake Hammarsjön July-August - last observation 29.8.
Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (brednäbbad simsnäppa)
1 ad m at Faludden (Gotland) 7.9, and 1 ad at Näsrevet (Gotland) 27.8-7.9.
Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea (rostand)
1 at Foteviken (Scania) 15-30.8 and 1 m at Getterön (Halland) 17-30.8.
American Wigeon, Anas americana (amerikansk bläsand)
1 ad m at Getterön (Halland) 11-31.8.
Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga (större skrikörn)
1 2y at Näsbyholm (Scania) from 23.8 and the whole period.
Lesser Spotted Eagle, A. pomarina (mindre skrikörn)
1 at Falsterbo (Scania) 31.8, and another one at Näsbyholm (Scania) from 31.8-7.9.
1 escaped Saker, Falco cherrug (tatarfalk) with long leather bands
at Falsterbo (Scania) 31.8 (went south), prob. the same as seen in Näsbyholm 23.8.
Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus (ormörn)
1 at Nyteboda (Scania/Blekinge) 29.8.
Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 ad m at Landsort (Södermanland) 30.8.
Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus (aftonfalk)
1 juv at Össby - Ottenby (Öland) 29-30.8, 1 ad m at Mönster (Halland) 30.8, 1 juv
NE Trelleborg (Scania) 1.9, 1 f at Grötvik (Halland) 1.9, 1 juv at Onsala (Halland)
3.9, 2 juv at Kapelludden (Gotland) 5-6.9, 1 ad m at Stockviken (Gotland) 6.9 and
1 juv at Lake Krankesjön (Scania) 7.9. A total of at least 9.
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (tuvsnäppa)
1 at Rådde (Västergötland) 23-26.8,1 juv at Utlängan (Blekinge) 29.8.
Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis (dammsnäppa)
1 at Tosteberga ängar (Scania) 7.9.
Long-tailed Skua, Sterc. pomarinus (fjällabb)
1 1y at Stora Rör (Öland) 31.8 (or was it more than halfway to Småland.....:-)
Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 1y at Arlövs ängar (Scania) 27.8, 1 1y at Vejbystrand (Scania) 7.9, 1 1y at Hovs
Hallar (Scania) 7.9 (prob. the same).
Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 at Rämnet (Härjedalen) 7.9. First bird report from this province 1997 !
Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla)
1 juv at Falsterbo (Scania) 1.9. (only reported this day, but stayed for at least
5 days).
Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (taigasångare)
1 at Smedjebacken (Dalarna) 3.9.
Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla (dvärgsparv)
1 ringed at Umeå (Västerbotten) 23.8.
Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)
Small migrating flocks in many places in southern Sweden, a total of at least 50.
Highest number 16 at Lerjan (Halland) 29.8. In northern Sweden the best spot Stora
Fjeaderägg (Västerbotten), 5-20 birds seen daily.
At Sönnerstagrundet (Västerbotten) September 1:
743 Wigeons, Anas penelope (bläsand) was counted passing south.
At Landsort (Södermanland) August 28:
120 Nutcrackers, Nucifraga caryocactates c. (the thick-billed race)(brednäbbad nötkråka)
passed by. During the period 28.8-1.9 a total of 227.
A very high number, up to 21, of Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana (småflackig sumphöna)
have been recorded 27.8-7.9 at Paviken (Gotland).
The first recorded breeding of Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis (steglits) in Västerbotten:
Umeå in August.
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fuglenett, who is driving 1500 km north today; Ammarnnäs
(Lapland), with luck some Pine Grosbeaks and Siberian Tits.
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