Eurobirdnet - since 1990. The
original European birding maillist.
Compiled by Erling Jirle 12 Oct 2004.
Source: Club 300 Rix-larm, the
Swedish minicall system. Datafile provided by Pierre Unge.
Most of the rarities listed below
are not official Swedish records until accepted by national or local rarities
committees.
Shortenings: m=male, f=female,
2y=second calender year age, w = winter plumage etc.
English name, scientific name
(Swedish name)
Number, sex/age, place (Province)
day.month
The summer months June-July were very bad wheaterwise (cold
and rainy) and Aug – Sept was fairly calm concerning rarities. During the last few days in October it has improved, with an
influx of eastern and northern
specialities, like the 3rd
Swedish record 6.10 of
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais pallida) (eksngare) , 3-4 Surf
Scooters (Melanitta perspicillata) (vitnackad svrta), and lots of PallasÕs Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus
proregulus) (kungsfgelsngare), also RaddeÕs Warbler, (Ph. schwarzi)
(videsngare), Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) (blstjrt) etc. SWEDISH RARITY REPORT AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2004 Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptica (nilgs) (cat. C) 1 summering in Lake Krankesjn (Scania) until 14.8, 1
Hasslarp (Scania) 4.9. Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina (rdhuvad dykand) 1 f Lake Krankesjn - Vomb area (Scania) 13-26.9. Black Scooter, Melanitta nigra americana (amerikansk
sjorre) 1 m Revsudden (Smland) 2.8. (a proposed split) Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (vitnackad svrta) 1 ad m Skummeslvsstrand (Halland) 28.9 – still there
11.10. CoryÕs Shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas (gulnbbad lira) 1 Herman – Sote huvud (Bohusln) 21-22.8, 3-4 Halland – Scanian west coast
13-28.9. BALEARIC SHEARWATER, Puffinus mauretanicus (balearisk lira) 1 Hn (Bohusln) 21.8, and 1 there 14.9. European Storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus (stormsvala) 1 Ringhals (Halland), 3 ringed Herman (Bohusln) 24.8, 1
ringed Mseskr (Bohusln) 5.9, 1 Glommen (Halland) 22.9, 1 Gettern (Halland)
27.9. Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork) 1 Vitaby (Scania) 18.8. Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stpphk) 2-3 Scania, 1
stergtland, 1-2 Halland and 1 Vstmanland
end of August. In September over 10, most claimed record concerns juveniles. Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina (mindre skrikrn) 1, or possibly 2 individuals in southern Scania 2-13.8. Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis (stpprn) 1 subad southern Scania 5.8-8.9 (when it left Sweden at
Nabben, Falsterbo). Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca (kejsarrn) 1 subad southern Scania 5-9.9. Black-winged Pratincole, Glareola nordmanni (svartvingad
vadarsvala) 1 Ledskrsviken (Uppland) 8.8. American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica (amerikansk
tundrapipare) 1 Hallgrds (Gotland) 26.9. Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotus (tuvsnppa) 12 to 15 individuals. Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis
(prrielpare) 1 Risingehamn (
land) 17.9, 2 southernmost
land 18-29.9. Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (strre
beckasinsnppa) 1 Lake V. Vadsjn (Sdermanland) 13-18.8. Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis (dammsnppa) 1 Triberga 22.8 and Beijershamn (
land) 23.8. Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (tereksnppa) 1 Stockviken (Gotland) 22.9. Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (brednbbad simsnppa) 1 Vinga (Vstergtland) Great Skua, Catharacta skua (storlabb) Big numbers on the West coast, especially 22.8 (over 50),
and 17-18.9. SabineÕs Gull, Larus sabini (trnms) About 40-50 on
the West coast 11-30.9 (101
reports on the minicall system) Also 1 in ngermanland in the Baltic Sea 16.9. White-winged Tern, Chlidonia leucopterus (vitvingad trna) 1 ad Beijershamn (
land) 2.8, 1 juv Falsterbo (Scania) 15.8. Little Auk, Alle alle (alkekung) 1 Faludden (Gotland) 27.9, 1 Lomma (Scaania) 27.9. European Turtle Dove, Streptopeliaa turtur (turturduva) 1
stergtland, 2 Gotland, 1 Scania, 1 Vstmanland, 1
Uppland. European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster (bitare) A flock of 4-5 Nsby (
land) 19.8, and singles seen on
land
14.8-2.9, 1 Grtvik (Halland) 7.8. Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops (hrfgel) 1 Hlick (Hlsingland) 1-3.8, 1 Norreks (Scania) 1.9, 1
Segmon (Vrmland) 26.9. RichardÕs Pipit, Anthus richardi (strre piplrka) About 10, between 11-30.9 in Scania, Halland,
land,
Vrmland, Sdermanland, Bohusln. Citrine Wagtaail, Motacilla citreola (citronrla) 1 Vstergarnsviken (Gotland) 14.8, 1 Tredenborg (Blekinge)
12.9, 1 Stockviken (Gotland) 15.9. Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquatus (svarthakad
buskskvtta) 1 Mark (Vstergtland) 22.8. River Warbler, Locustella fluviaatilis (flodsngare) 1 Klckeberga (Smland) 5.8, 1 Kping (Vstmanland) 14.8. Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (taigasngare) About 20, between 12-29.9. Most up north (Norrbotten and
Vsterbotten). Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla
(trdgrdstrdkrypare) 1 bird seen 26.9 at the locality were a pair was singing and
breeding during the spring and summer, at Lerhamn (Scania). Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor(svartpannad trnskata) 1 ad m Sebybadet (
land) 2.8. SOUTHERN GREY SHRIKE, Lanius meridionalis
(kenvarfgel) 1 juv Fllvikshamn (ngermanland) 19.9. Record 7 in Sweden. Rose-coloured Starling, Sturnus roseus (rosenstare) About 4. One juv stayed at Morups Tnge
(Halland) 10.8 – 30.9. Two-barred crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bndelkorsnbb) Flocks seen in Lapland and Vsterbotten in August, and
Ludvika (Dalarna) 27.8, singles or pairs in middle/southern Sweden in Aug-Sept. Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (tallbit) 1 Vsters (Vstmanland) 22.9, 1 Dalsta (Sdermanland) 25.9. Cat. D-E Aves sp.
Liding (Uppland) 7.9. Still not definitely identified, very intense
identication debate on the maillists about this bird.
The English / scientific / Swedish bird names in the reports follows the Swedish Holarctic
list, version 2, 2004 (also on this web site).
For the whole list incl. explanations, start at; http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/hollisteng.html
To read earlier reports from 1996 - 2004, go to EBN-Sweden homepage;
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/eurobirdnet.html#Swedish_section
Erling Jirle,
Swedish coordinator, EuroBirdNet,
e-mail