SWEDISH RARITY REPORT Juli 1 - August 3.

Sources: Fax from the Swedish hotline Club 300 and e-mail 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, Scientific name (Swedish name)
Number, sex, place (Province) date
Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
The 2y at Lake Vallsjön (Småland) still there since several months (in an inland lake). Seen 1.8.

Cory's Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea (gulnäbbad lira)
2 at Gubbanäsan (Halland), 1 at Vinga (Västergötland) and 1 at Glommen (Halland) 28.7 (2 different individuals).

Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (mindre lira)
5 at Hönö (Bohuslän) 28.7, 1 at Vinga (Västergötland) 28.7.

Shag, Phalacrocorax aristoteles (toppskarv)
1 2y at Nidingen (Halland) 4.7, and 2 subad 11-13.7. 21.7: 2 ad + 4 subad 21.7.

Great White Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
1 at Arnön (Värmland) 23-28.7, 1 at Hammarsjön (Scania) 24-30.7.

Little Egret, E. garzetta (silkeshäger)
1 at Getterön (Halland) from June - 6.7, then moved to Morups Tånge 12.7 and to Utteros 13.7. Another one at Rynningeviken (Närke) - 9.7.

Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (bronsibis)
1 at Lomma (Scania) 17.7.

Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork)
3-5 at southern Öland in July: 3 at Ottenby (Öland) 7.7,1 17.7, 2 at Risinge 9.7, 1 at Möckelmossen 25.7 and 3-5 at seen 28.7-3.8.
In Scania 1 juv at Falsterbo 26.7, and 31.7-1.8 left the country 1.8.
1 juv at Kråkenabben (Blekinge) 26-27.7.

Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis (ringnäbbad mås)
In Halmstad harbour (Halland) as usual.

Mediterranean Gull, L. melanocephalus (svarthuvad mas)
1 ad still at Malmö harbour (Scania) during the whole summer. 1 ad at Burgsvik (Gotland) 31.7-1.8.

Great Skua, Stercorarius skua (storlabb)
13 at Vinga (Västergötland), 4 at Hönö (Bohuslän) and 1 at Gubbanäsan (Halland) 28.7.

Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus (ormörn)
1 at Möckelmossen (Öland) 23.7 - 3.8.

Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina)
1 subad at Ottenby (Öland) 28-30.7, 1 subad at Näsbyholm (Scania) 2.8.

Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus (aftonfalk)
1 2y m at Utlängen (Blekinge) 30.6, 1 2y at Muskmyr (Gotland) 4.7,

Black Kite, Milvus migrans (brun glada)
1 at Gannarveviken (Gotland) 30.6, 1 at Ystad (Scania) - 6.7, 1 at Lönna (Uppland) 10.7, 2 ad at Ottenby (Öland) 16.7, 1 at Stenåsa (Öland) 26.7.

WHITE-TAILED PLOVER, Chettusia leucura (sumpvipa)
1 at Rynningeviken (Närke) 27.6-6.7.
1 at Getterön (Halland) 10-14.7.

The first record was at Mörkö (Södermanland) 10.5. 1975, and the second at Lake Turkiesjön (Västmanland) 22-24.6, probably the same bird as at Rynningeviken above. The Getterön bird was probably another one, no. 3 for Sweden.
There was also 1 bird in eastern Denmark (13-15.7) and one in Finland in May, so a real influx !

Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva (sibirisk tundrapipare)1 ad m at Getterön (Halland) 25.7.

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (tuvsnäppa)
1 ad 1-3.8 (Öland).

Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis (dammsnäppa)
1 at Rivet (Gotland) 4.7-15.7, 1 at Austerviken (Gotland) 15.7,2 at Hortefjärden (Hälsingland) 19.7.

Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes (mindre gulbena)
1 at Eckels Udde (Öland) 7.7. No. 8 for Sweden.

Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (brednäbbad simsnäppa)
1 ad female summering at Gannarveviken (Gotland).

Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
1 at Ås (Öland) 22.6.

Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 at Farhult (Scania) during the whole period.

Crested Lark, Galerida cristata (tofslärka)
1 at Ängafallet (Närke) 19.7, 1 juv at Falsterbo (Scania) 1-3.8, at juv at Kråkenabben.

Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica (rostgumpsvala)
1 at Ottenby (Öland) 19.7, 1 at Näsby (Ottenby area) 29.7.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla)
1 f at Landsort (Södermanland) 28.7-3.8.

Savi's Warbler, Acrocephalus luscinoides (vassångare)
1 at Ullnasjön (Uppland) 18.6, 1 at Lårstaviken (Uppland) until 21.6.

Blyth's Reed Warbler, A. dumetorum (busksångare)
1 singing m at Kalmar (Småland) until 18.6, 3 in the Hörnefors area (Västerbotten) until 18.6.1 at Varberg (Halland) 19-23.6 (very unusual in this western province), 1 at Nyköping (Södermanland) 20.6.

OLIVACEOUS WARBLER, Hippolais pallida opaca (eksångare)
1 ringed at Nidingen (Halland) 6.7. Only one accepted record before of this species.
The race opaca from southwest breeds in Spain, Portugal, and Mauretania - Libya.

Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis (nordsångare)
1 at Njulla, Abisko (Lapland) 22.6, 1 at Haparanda (Norrbotten) 22.6.

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
1 singing m at Norra Rörum (Scania) during the whole period.

Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor (svartpannad törnskata)
1 at Sandemar (Södermanland) 2.7, 1 ad at Knaften (Lapland) 13.7.ß

Also several observations of Quail, Coturnix coturnix (vaktel) and River Warbler, Locustella fluviatilis (flodsångare).
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fuglenett
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