SWEDISH RARITY REPORT October 28 - November 9, 1997
Sources: E-mail from the Swedish hotline Club 300 + local reports, mainly from Gotland and Västerbotten.
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/alt. Eng. name , Scientific name (Swedish name)Number, sex, place (Province) date
Great Northern Diver/Great Northern Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
2 wintering birds returning every year since several years has returned:
1 at Haväng (Scania) from 2.11-
1 at Eksta (Gotland) from 9.11-
Also 1 at Björn (Uppland) 8.11.

White-billed Diver/Yellow-billed Loon, G. adamsii (vitnäbbad islom)
1 juv at Holmsund (Västerbotten) 1.11.

Shag/European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristoteles
2 at Vallerö (Bohuslän) 30.10, and 1 31.10, 2 ad + 1 subad at Malön (Halland) 3.11

Pink-backed Pelican, Pelecanus rufescens (rosaryggad pelikan)
This probable escape, a subad, at Timmernabben (Småland) , still there 9.11.

White-fronted Goose /Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons (bläsgås)
1 at Teg 30.10 (rare in Västerbotten).

Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
2 ad Tosteberga ängar (Scania) 8.11.

Steller's Eider, Polysticta stelleri (alförrädare)
1 f at Lövöbådan, Holmsund (Västerbotten) 9.11.

Spotted Eagle/Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga (större skrikörn)
1 juv at Faludden (Gotland) 25.10.

Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus (jaktfalk)
1 juv at Getterön, and 1 juv at Särdal (Halland) 29.10, 1 juv at Vallerö (Bohuslän),
1 juv at Holmsund (Västerbotten) 1.11.

Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides (vitvingad trut)
1 1y in Oskarshamn (Småland) 4.11.

Glaucous Gull, L. hyperboreus (vittrut)
1 2y at Pite garbage dump (Norrbotten) 30.10, 1 juv at Skatudden (Uppland) 8.11, 1 2y at Ulvberget garbage dump (Hälsingland) 8.11, 1 at Lövöbådan, Holmsund (Västerbotten) 9.11.

Sabine's Gull, L. sabini (tärnmås)
1 juv at Hönö (Bohuslän) 28.10.

Pomarine Skua/Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus (bredstjärtad labb)
2 juv at Segerstads fyr (Öland) 6.11.

Great Skua, Catharacta skua (storlabb)
1 at Stora Rör (Öland) 27.10.

Brünnich's Guillemot/Brünnich's Murre, Uria lomvia (spetsbergsgrissla)
1 at Hovås (Västergötland) 28-29.10. The first stationary specimen since 1987. Found dead 30.10 (= TOO stationary). Also the one 1987 (Nov-Dec in Varberg, Halland) died.

Puffin, Fratercula arctica (lunnefågel)
1 at Träslövsläge (Halland) 28.10, 1 at Mellbystrand (Halland) 28.10, 1 at Hönö (Bohuslän) 28.10, 2 at Busör (Halland) 29.10

Little Auk, Alle alle (alkekung)
Spread along the west coast. Highest counts (migrating);
60 at Vallerö (Bohuslän) 29.10, 100 at Hönö (Bohuslän) 28.10, 155 at Gubbanäsan (Halland) 28.10, 90 at Busör (Halland) 29.10, 60 at Vallerö (Bohuslän) 30.10, and 18 (+ 72 resting) at Björkäng (Halland) 30.10, and 35 6.11. 55 at Båstad (Scania 8.11, and 20 9.11. Also1 at Segerstads fyr (Öland) 5.11 and 1 at Sönnertsgrundet (Västerbotten) 6.11.

Grey Phalarope/Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (brednäbbad simsnäppa)
1 at Hönö (Bohuslän) 28.10, 1 at Vänersborg (Västergötland) 28-31.10.

Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima (skärsnäppa)
1 at Holmsund 31.10 and 1 at Holmsund 4.11 (rare in Västerbotten)

Hoopoe/Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 at Täfteå (Västerbotten) 3.11.

Hawk Owl/Northern Hawk Owl, Surnia ulula (hökuggla)
1 at Ivarsboda, Umeå (Västerbotten) 4.11.

Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus (gråspett)
9 reported from Västerbotten: 2 at Holmsund 27.10, 1 28.10, 1 1.11, 1 at Sörmjöle 30.10, 2 at Norrmjöle 30.10, 1 at Sönnertsgrundet 31.10 and 4.11, 1 at Hörnefors 1.11.

Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi (större piplärka)
1 at Örskär (Uppland) 31.10, 1 at Aneby (Småland) 31.10, 1 at Björkäng (Halland) 3-6.11.

Wood Lark, Lullula arborea (trädlärka)
2 at Lövöbådan, Holmsund 9.11 (rare in Västerbotten).

Horned Lark, Eremphila alpestris (berglärka)
1 at Holmsund (Västerbotten) 8-9.11.

Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava (gulärla)
1 at Kämpinge (Scania) 8.11 (very late).

White Wagtail, M. alba (sädesärla)
1 at Holmsund 1.11 (very late in Västerbotten).

PIED WHEATEAR, Oenanthepleschanka (nunnestenskvätta)
1 1y m at Hammarbybacken (Södermanland) - 29.10, 1 1y m at Kronholmen (Gotland) 8.11.

Nuthatch/Eurasian Nuthatch, Sitta europaea caesia (nötväcka, kontinental ras)
1 at Visby (Gotland) 5.11.

Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita tristis (gransångare)
1 ringed at Röda grind (Västergötland) 29.10.

Pallas's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus (kungsfågelsångare)
1 at Fredshög (Scania) 8.11.

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
1 at Smygehamn (Scania) 9.11.

Rose-coloured Starling, Sturnus roseus (rosenstare)
1 1y at Borgholm (Öland) 9.11.

Arctic Redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni (snösiska)
1 at Gran, Umeå and 1 at Holmsund (Västerbotten) 1.11.

Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)
1 f + 2 juv at Smedsgård (Halland) 27.10, 15-20 in 2 flocks at Björnlandet, Fredrika (Lapland) 31.10, 1 at Sönnestagrundet (Västerbotten) 31.10, 1 1y m at Mariefred (Södermanland) 8.11.

Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (tallbit)
6 at Hörnefors (Västerbotten) 1.11.

Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos (tallsparv)
1 1y f at Södergårdsviken (Södermanland) -29.10.
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fuglenett

This report can also be found on the EBN-Sweden homepages, see URL:
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/Reports/SwReports97.html

Since I have got some negative responses by following the Swedish Orn. Soc. name-list, the so called Holarctic list, the old established names in English comes first, folIowed with the alternative name after a /.
The Scientific and Swedish names follows the Holarctic Bird list adopted by SOF, see URL;
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/hollisteng.html

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