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SWEDISH RARITY REPORT. January 1 - April 15, 2001

This period has been very calm, that's the reason why this compilation doesn't come until now (winter vacation...).
Sources: Club 300.
Most of the rarities listed below are not official Swedish records until accepted by the national or local rarities committees.

Shortenings: m=male, f=female, 2y=second calender year age, w = winter plumage

English name, scientific name (Swedish name)
Number, sex/age, place (Province) day.month
Great Northern Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
1 Segerstad (Öland) 3.1.

Yellow-billed Loon, Gavia adamsii (vitnäbbad islom)
1 Kåseberga (Scania) 5.4, 1 Stenåsa (Öland) 8.4.

European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis (toppskarv)
Wintering birds in Halland; Highest count; 40 Malön 26.1.

Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork)
1 Söderköping (Södermanland) 15.4.

Great Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
1 Vägumeviken (Gotland) January-February, 1 Bergkvara (Småland) 8-16.2, 1 Åhus (Scania) 1-4.3, 1 Paviken (Gotland) 5-7.4, 1 Getterön (Halland) 8.4, 1 Mönsterås (Småland) 8.4, 1 Mellbyör (Öland) 11-15.4, 1 Landsjön (Småland) 14.4, 1 Sjömosjön (Västmanland) 15.4.

Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis (rödhalsad gås)
1 Ryningen (Småland) 17-24.3, 1 Faludden (Gotalnd) 11-14.4.

American Wigeon, Anas american (amerikansk bläsand)
1 ad m Lake Hornborgasjön (Västergötland) 8-15.4.

Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina (rödhuvad dykand)
1 f Paviken (Gotland) 11.2 - 7.4.

Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris (ringand)
1 f Gothenburg (Västergötland) 17.2-7.3.

Ring-necked Duck X Tufted Duck (Aythya collaris x fuligula)
1 m Stenungssund (Bohuslän) 26-27.2.

King Eider, Somateria spectabilis (praktejder)
1 ad m Getterön (Halland) 15.2. Then the eider migration started and from 12.3 lots of records in southern Sweden (25-35 ad males in week 14; 2 - 9.4).

Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus (vittrut)
1 4y Glommen (Halland) Jan-Feb, 1 2y Kovikstippen (Södermanland) 10-11.2, 1 ad Byxelkrok (Öland) 3.3, 1 3y Hoburgen (Gotland) 4.3, 1 subad Nabbelunds hamn (Öland) 4-24.3, 1 Härnösand (Ångermanland) 20.3, 1 subad Malmö (Scania) 4.4, 1 subad Kåseberga (Scania) 5.4, 1 ad Ottenby (Öland) 7.4.

Barn Owl, Tyto alba guttata (tornuggla)
1 Triberga (Öland) 5.3 - 11.3 (found dead 11.3).

Great Grey Owl, Strix nebulos (lappuggla)
The one at Skummeslövsstrand (Halland), which was seen there now and then during most of 2000 stayed here also during January 2001, but was unfortunately killed by a car around 25.1.

Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca (fjälluggla)
1 f Öxnevalla (Västergötland) 16.1, 2 Hedensberg, N. Västerås (Västmanland) 20.2-4.3 (1 stayed until 17.3), 1 Mellanfjärden (Hälsingland) 4.3, 1 f Tåkern (Östergötland) 27.3, 1 Möckelmossen (Öland) 1.4.

European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
1 Malmö (Scania) 14.4.

Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel)
1 Stora Torp, Gothenburg (Västergötland) 31.1-3.2, 1 Össby (Öland) 31.3, 1 Bunkeflostrand (Scania) 4-9.4, 1 Hallgårds (Gotland) 7.4, 1 Molkom (Värmland) 12.4, 1 Degerhamn (Öland) 15.4.

CALANDRA LARK, Melanocorypha calandra (kalanderlärka)
1 Laholm (Halland) 2-3.1.

Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla (korttålärka)
1 Halmstad (Halland) 2-14.1.

Crested Lark, Galerida cristata (tofslärka)
1 Ljungby (Småland) 12.4 - May.

Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta (vattenpiplärka)
Wintering birds in January-beginning of April; 2-3 Blekinge, 1 Bohuslän, 4-5 Halland, 1 Småland and at least 10 in Scania (highest count 5 at Äspet, Åhus 1-4.3).

Stonechat (western race), Saxicola torquata (svarthakad buskskvätta)
1 m and 1 f Scania, 1 m and 1 f Halland wintering in January-February.
1 m Munkahusviken (Blekinge) 16-17.3 , 1 m Styran (Södermanland) 18-24.3, 1 f Örskär (Uppland) 6-11.4, 1 m Hermanö (Bohuslän) 7.4, 1 m Pataholm (Småland) 7-8.4, 1 Landfjärden (Södermanland) 9.4, 1 m Edenryd (Scania) 9-10.4, 1 f Öby kulle (Närke) 14.4, 1 m Håslöv (Scania) 15.4.

DARK-THROATED THRUSH, Turdus ruficollis (taigatrast)
1 m Ottenby (Öland) 6-9.1.

Pallas's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus (kungsfågelsångare)

Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (taigasångare)

Hume's leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus humei (bergstaigasångare)

Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
Heavy influx from 1 April; 20 in Scania and 1 in Blekinge just on 1.4, high numbers along Scania coast during the first half of April, and some records in Blekinge, Öland, Gotland and Halland.

PINE BUNTING, Emberiza leucocephalos (tallsparv)
1 m Trosa (Södermanland) 4-12.1.
Invasion species:

none

POSSIBLE ESCAPES (Category D) or ESCAPES (Category E)

Hooded Merganser, Mergus cucullatus (kamskrake)
1 ad m Kungälv (Bohuslän) 11-15.4.

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Here you also find previous Swedish rarities reports from 1996-2001 (with Swedish special characters intact...)
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/reports/swreports01.html

The English / scientific / Swedish bird names in the reports follows the Swedish Holarctic list adopted by SOF (Swed. Orn. Union) 1995.
For the whole list incl. explanations, start at;
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/hollisteng.html

JUST UPDATED WITH 1999 ACCEPTED RECORDS !

Erling Jirle,
Swedish coordinator, EuroBirdNet, erling.jirle@ekol.lu.se

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