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SWEDISH RARITY REPORT 10 - 30 August 1998
Sources: E-mail from the Swedish hotline Club 300.
Most of the rarities listed below are not official Swedish records until accepted by the national or local rarities committees.
My numbers of previous records could be low in some cases, since the records from 1996-1998 is under processing by the rarities committee, and therefore not published yet.
Shortenings: m=male, f=female, 2y=second calender year age

English name, scientific name (Swedish name)
Number, sex, place (Province) date
Fulmar / Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis (stormfågel)
150 Hönö (Bohuslän) 18.8, 287 Vinga (Västergötland) 18.8, 87 Hallands Väderö (Scania) 23.8, 25 Mellbystrand (Halland) 23.8.

Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (mindre lira)
1 Soten (Bohuslän) 16.8, 12 Hönö (Bohuslän) 18.8, 2 Vinga (Västergötland) 18.8, 2 Skallen (Halland) 22.8.

Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus
(grålira = Official Swedish name according to SOF, don't blame me)
2-3 Hönö (Bohuslän) 18.8, 2 Vinga (Västergötland) 18.8, 1 Hönö (Bohuslän) 19.8, 1 Hallands Väderö (Scania) 22.8.

Cory s Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea (gulnäbbad lira)
1 Soten (Bohuslän) 16.8, 1 Sandön (Scania) 18.8, 1 Skallen (Halland) 22.8, 1 Falkenberg (Halland) 23.8.

Storm-petrel / European Storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus (stormsvala)
1 ringed Ringhals udde (Halland) 15.8 and 2 ringed Måseskär (Bohuslän) 29.8. In total this summer; 3 in Halland and 2 in Bohuslän.

Great Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
1 at Lake Lidhemssjön (Småland) July-August (as usual).

Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
11 in the middle of Hudiksvall (Hälsingland) 7.7-16.8.
7 had colour rings (so they originate from the Lapland goose project).

Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea (rostand)
1 f Lake Krankesjön (Scania) 23-30.8.

Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina (rödhuvad dykand)
1 f Ölmeviken (Värmland) 26-28.8. New for Värmland.

Steller s Eider, Polysticta stelleri (alförrädare)
1 m Västervik (Småland) 29.8.

Black Kite, Milvus migrans (brun glada)
1 ad Falsterbo (Scania) 10.8, 1 Holmträsk (Norrbotten) 12.8, 1 ad SE. Malmö (Scania) 25.8, 1 Slimminge (Scania) 25.8, 1 2y Falsterbo (Scania) 26.8, 1 Vapnödalen (Halland) 28.8, 1 Ottenby (Öland) 29.8, 1 ad Falsterbo (Scania) 30.8.

Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aqula pomarina (mindre skrikörn)
1 ad Falsterbo (Scania) 10.8, 1 subad Ottenby area (Öland) 10-24.8, 1 ad Falsterbo (Scania) 26.8, 1 ad Hässleholm (Scania) 26.8, 1 Falsterbo (Scania) 27.8, 1 subad Näsbyholm (Scania) 28.8, 1 subad Falsterbo (Scania) 30.8, 1 ad Lake Börringesjön (Scania) 30.8.

Spotted Eagle, A. clanga (större skrikörn)
1 ad Falsterbo (Scania) 10.8 (turned, 1 subad Näsbyholm (Scania) 29.8, 1 subad (with missing feathers in left wing) Fyledalen (Scania) 30.8.

Steppe Eagel, A. nipalensis (stäppörn)
1 subad Bingsmarken and Lake Börringesjön (Scania) 29.8.

Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 ad m Åby gård (Västmanland) 17.8.

Red-footed Falcon, F. vespertinus (aftonfalk)
1 m + 1 f Näsbyholm (Scania) 16.8, 1 ad m Lake Krankesjön (Scania) 25.8, 1 ad m Näsbyholm (Scania) 30.8, 1 juv Stockviken (Gotland) 30.8.

Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (tereksnäppa)
3 juv Rävgångsmaden (Närke) 27.8, 2 remained until 28.8.

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris malonotos (tuvsnäppa)
1 ad Kyrbytjärn, S. Falun (Dalarna) 14-22.8, 1 Getterön (Halland) 17.8, 1 Hjälstaviken (Uppland) 17.8.

Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis (dammsnäppa)
1 1y Kronholmen (Gotland) 24.8, 1 1y Sättunaviken (Östergötland) 24.8.

Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis (ringnäbbad mås)
1 ad in Halmstad harbour. 5th year ?

Meditteranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
The ad in Malmö (Scania) not reported during this period. But 1 1y seen.
Also 1 1y Beijershamn (Öland) 25.8.

Sabine's Gull, Larus sabini (tärnmås)
1 juv in northwest Scania, mainly at Ripagården 19-24.8.
1 juv Vinga (Bohuslän) 18.8, 1 Soten (Bohuslän) 22.8.

Great Skua, Catharacta skua (storlabb)
1 Baggerud (Värmland) 10.8, 2 Ladviken (Värmland) 11.8, 3 Soten (Bohuslän) 16.8, 4 Hönö (Bohuslän) 18.8, 1 ad Vinga (Västergätland) 18.8, 1 Sandön (Scania) 18.8, 3 Hönö (Bohuslän) 19.8, 3 Hovs Hallar (Scania) 19.8, 1 Hönö (Bohuslän) 20.8, 1 Falsterbo (Scania) 20.8, 1 Busör (Halland) 20.8, 1 Hovs Hallar (Scania) 22.8, 4 Hallands Väderö (Scania) 22.8, 1 Busör (Halland) 22.8, 1 Gälle udde (Dalsland) 24.8, 1 Öland 30.8.
In total around 28, a high number this time of the year.

Long-tailed Skua / Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus (fjällabb)
MANY ! Total numbers in provinces;
Bohuslän; 1 16.8, 13 juv 18.8, 10 juv 19.8, 3 juv 20.8, 1 29.8.
Västergötland; 6 juv 18.8, 1 juv 26.8.
Halland; 11 juv 18.8, 8 juv 19.8, 6 juv 22.8, 10-20 juv 23.8, 2 juv 23-28.8.
Scania; 2 juv 18.8, 13 juv 19.8, 2juv + 2 22.8, 2 juv 23.8., 1 juv 25.8, 2 28.8.
Öland; 1 ad 25.8.
Gotland; 2 juv 22.8, 2 juv 23.8, 2 juv 27.8, 1 juv 28.8.
In total around 110. Almost all juveniles, only 1 ad identified.

Pomarine Skua / Jaeger, S. pomarinus (bredstjärtad labb)
1 1y Kronholmen (Gotland) 15.8, 1 1y Flisviken (Gotland) 17.8, 1 ad light Hovs Hallar (Scania) 18.8, 1 ad light Sandön (Scania) 19.8, 1 subad Hovs Hallar (Scania) 22.8, 1 ad light Mellbystrand (Halland) 22.8, 1 ad light Kronholmen (Gotalnd) 23.8.

White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus (vitvingad tärna)
1 1y Hasslarp (Scania) 13.8.

Puffin, Fratercula arctica (lunnefågel)
1 ad Hönö (Bohuslän) 23.8.

Great Spotted Cucoo, Clamator glandarius (skatgök)
1 1y at Mölnor, Fårö (Gotland) 18.8. No. 4 for Sweden.

Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica (rostgumpsvala)
1 Lake Draven (Småland) 21.8.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla)
1 1y Huseby (Småland) 28.8.

Rock Thrush / Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis (stentrast)
1 male (2y or older) at Holmträsk, NW Piteå (Norrbotten). Found already end of June. Still there. Has moulted from summer to winter plumage.
3rd record for Sweden, the first twitchable. The first record was a bird found dead on a school yard in Filipstad (Värmland) 22.11 1954, the second was in Abisko (Lappland) in the 80s.

Paddyfield Warbler, Acrocephalus agricola (fältsångare)
1 ringed at Falsterbo (Scania) 31.8. No. 15 for Sweden.

Greenish Warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides (lundsångare)
2 ringed at Falsterbo (Scania) 13.8 and 17.8.

Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor (svartpannad törnskata)
1 ad m + 1 ad f Segerstads fyr (Öland) 10-13.8 (the male until 14.8).

Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)
A good year in northern Sweden for this species.
15 SE Piteå (Norrbotten) 12.8, 8 Bjuröklubb (Västerbotten) 15.8, 2 Harplinge (Halland) 21.8, 2 Vassbotten (Västergötland) 21.8, 2 S. Falkenberg (Halland) 23.8.
Erling Jirle
Swedish coordinator EuroBirdNet / Fugle-nett

The old established names in English comes first, folIowed with new alternative name after the Swedish Holarctic list.
The Scientific and Swedish name also follows the Holarctic Bird list adopted by SOF, see URL;
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/hollisteng.html
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