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SWEDISH RARITY REPORT May 26- August 16 1998
Hello all.
Have had vacation from EBN, due to travelling and a busy summer (mainly plant hunting).
But now I am back at work (except last Thursday when I went to Holmträsk in Norrbotten
(1440 kms in 13 hrs...) to see the 3rd Rock Thrush for Sweden.
Below are the main attractions from June-July and beginning of August.
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
1997 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
SEABIRDS
This summer we have had very unstable weather, several periods with windy weather,
and therefore quite good conditions for seabird watching along the west coast (Bohuslän,
Västergötland, Halland and Scania).
Fulmar / Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis (stormfågel)
270 in total 17-18.6, 150 ex Hönö (Bohuslän) 26.7, 180 in total 5-7.8, 130 at Hönö
(Bohuslän) 5-7.8.
Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (mindre lira)
23 in total 17-18.6, 20 in total 20.6, 20 in total 6.7, over 70 in total 15.7, 8
in total 16.7, 2-4 Hönö (Bohuslän) 4.8, over 30 in total 5.8, 8 in total 6.8, 26
in total 7.8.
Sooty Shearwater, Puffinus griseus (grålira)
1 Hovs hallar (Scania) 15.7., 1 Sandhammaren (Scania) 25.7, 1 Skummeslövsstrand (Halland)
6.8.
Mediterranean Shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan (medelhavslira)
1 W. Viken (Scania) 30.7. Landed 5 meter from a boat. Record 8 or 9 for Sweden. 1
Hovs hallar (Scania) 6.8, 1 at Kullen and Viken (Scania) 8.8.
Cory s Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea (gulnäbbad lira)
1 17-18.6, 1 12.7 (seen in Halland and Scania), 1 Bohuslän 15.7, 3 16.7.
5-7.8 there was an influx of at least 4, probably more, seen at many places, often
at very close range. For example 3 together at Mellbystrand (Halland) 7.8.
Storm-petrel / European Storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus (stormsvala)
1 ringed at Ringhals udde, N Varberg (Halland) 28.7, 1 ringed at Gubbanäsan, Getterön
(Halland) 2.8 (using tape recorder and net in night time).
Gannet / Northern Gannet, Sula bassana (havssula)
34 6.7, 1200 (probably some double counts) 15.7, 939 17-18.7, 15 Sote huvud (Bohuslän)
25.7, 33 Hönö (Bohuslän) 26.7, 100 Hönö (Bohuslän) 5.8, 40 Hönö (Bohuslän) 7.8.
Great Skua, Catharacta skua (storlabb)
6 in total 5.7, over 20 15-18.7, 2 Sote huvud (Bohuslän) 25.7, 5 Hönö (Bohuslän) 26.7,
around 30 5-7.8.
+ 1 2y seen at several places in inland northern Värmland; at Stöllet 28.6, Osebols
gärde 29.6 and Busjön 2.7.
Long-tailed Skua / Jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus (fjällabb)
1 ad Mellbystrand (Halland) 15.7, 1 ad Hovs Hallar (Scania) 16.7 och 1 ad Gubbanäsan
(Halland) 18.7, 1 1y Träslövsläge (Halland) 7.8.
Pomarine Skua / Jaeger, S. pomarinus (bredstjärtad labb)
1 subad Kronholmens fyr (Gotland) 26.7, 1 Sote huvud
(Bohuslän) 26.7.
Little Auk, Alle alle (alkekung)
1 Varberg (Halland) 3.7.
Great Northern Diver / Great Northern Loon, Gavia immer (svartnäbbad islom)
Several during the period. 1 prob. male together with a female Black-throated Diver/Loon,
Gavia arctica (since several summers) at Lake Sitasjaure during June-July (-14.7)
Great Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger)
3 in different lakes in Småland in June; Mönsterås, Kalmar and Lidholmssjön. The one
at Lidholmssjön remained until 5.8.
Little Egret, Egretta garzetta (silkeshäger)
1 Holmsund (Västerbotten) 6-12.6, 2 Svartåmynningen nature reserve (Östergötland)
7-13.6, 1 Ledskärsviken (Uppland) 7-23.6, 1 Lörudden (Medelpad)14.6, 1 Getinge (Halland)
21.6.
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea (purpurhäger)
1 Paviken (Gotland) 14.6.
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nyctocorax (natthäger)
1 ad Getterön (Halland) 30.5-2.6. New for Halland, and no. 20 for Sweden.
Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides (rallhäger)
1 Lake Draven (Småland) 1.6. No. 11 for Sweden.
Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork)
1 on Öland, 1 in Småland, 1 Uppland
Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus (fjällgås)
11 in the middle of Hudiksvall (Hälsingland) in July-August 7.7.
7 had colour rings (so they originate from the Lapland goose project), saw 2 of them
myself 14.8, very tame.
Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis (rödhalsad gås)
2 at Tomtebod (Gotland) 28.5,
Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris (ringand)
1 ad m Lake Ringsjön (Scania) 10-20.6.
Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea (rostand)
2 Lake Hullsjön (Västergötland) 28.6, 2 Getterön (Halland) 3-6.7.
1 Ottenby (Öland) 6.7, 1 Falsterbo (Scania) 8.7 och 1 Lake Krankesjön (Scania) 12-13.7,
1 m Svensksundsviken (Östergötland) 27.7.
Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus (smutsgam)
1 subad along road E6, 4 km N Helsingborg (Scania) 5.7. Seen 10 m away by a Norwegian
birdwatcher passing by.
Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus (örnvråk)
1 Svärnarum church, 10 km E Vaggeryd (Småland) 10.6
Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aqula pomarina (mindre skrikörn)
1 Nättraby (Blekinge) 10.6, 1 subad Lund (Scania) 23.7, 1 subad/ad Falsterbo (Scania)
9.8, 1 subad Mönarp, S Falköping (Västergötland) 9.8.
Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus (ormörn)
1 E. Degerhamn (Öland) 1.6,
Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök)
1 2-3y f Mafrids (Gotland) 6.6
Booted Eagle, Hiearaetus pennatus (dvärgörn)
1 (dark phase) Skutskär (Uppland) 6.6
Eleonora s Falcon, Falco eleonorae (eleonorafalk)
1 (light phase) Resmo (Öland) 8.8.
Quail, Coturnix coturnix (vaktel)
A number of records in southern and middle Sweden during the period + 1 on Alnön (Medelpad)
9.6, and 1 at Lake Ånnsjön (Jämtland) 23.6.
American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica (amerikansk tundrapipare)
1 2y Busör (Halland) 1.6, later the same day at Morups tånge. Stayed until 6.6. No.
12 for Sweden.
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (tereksnäppa)
1 Rynningeviken (Närke) 12.7, 1 Morups tånge (Halland) 21-23.7, 1 Herrljunga (Västergötland)
4.8.
Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris malonotos (tuvsnäppa)
1 Norra Sundebyn, Lule river (Norrbotten) 31.5, 1 Fårö (Gotland) 19.7, 1 Vänersborgsviken
(Västergötland) 25.7.
Dowitcher sp., Limnodromus scolopaceus/griseus (obestämd beckasinsnäppa)
1 ex Bjurtjärn, Kyrkviken (Vrml) 14.7.
Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis (dammsnäppa)
Records from Västergötland, Öland, Scania, Gotland, Uppland, Östergötland and Hälsingland.
8 in total.
Grey / Red Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius (brednäbbad simsnäppa)
1 Fårö (Gotland) 7.6, 1 moulting ad Abbekås(Scania) 31.7.
Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus (vittrut)
1 2y in Halmstad harbour (Halland) 26.5.
Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides (vitvingad trut)
1 2y Kronholmens golfbana (Gotland) 14.6.
Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis (ringnäbbad mås)
1 ad in Halmstad harbour. 5th year ?
Meditteranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus (svarthuvad mås)
1 ad in Malmö (Scania) as usual during the whole spring and summer, 1 2y Falsterbo
(Scania) 25.5, 1 2y Lörudden (Medelpad) 30.5, 1 ad Bonsarve-Långmyre (Gotland) 10-12.7,
1 Smyge (Scania) 18.7, 1 Falsterbo (Scania) 19.7,
Pomarine Skua/Pomarine Jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus (bredstjärtad labb)
1 ad mot SV kl. 19.26 Skanörs revlar (Sk) 1.8.
White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus (vitvingad tärna)
2 ad Fläcksjön (Vstm) 18.6, 1 Pater Noster (Bohuslän) 25.6, 1 ad Lake Krankesjön (Scania)
19-20.7,
Snowy Owl, Nyctea scandiaca (fjälluggla)
1 f between Arvika and Fagerås (Värmland) 3.7.
Turtle Dove / European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur (turturduva)
11 observations; in Scania, Uppland, Småland, Västerbotten and Blekinge.
European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster (biätare)
1 Fårö (Gotland) 26.5, 1 Rajastrand (Västerbotten) 7-8.6, 2 Ottenby (Öland) 25.6,
1 Falsterbo (Scania) 21.7.
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Merops persicus (grön biätare)
Öje, NE Malung (Dalarna) 8-11.6. Found by some school children (!!) 8.6, local birders
alerted 10.6, left 11.6 9 a.m. 4th record.
European Roller, Coracias garrulus (blåkråka)
1 E. Hedemora (Dalarna) 14.6, 1 Östergarn (Gotland) 27.6.
White-throated Needletail, Hirundapus caudatus (taggstjärtseglare)
1 at Lake Hornborgasjön (Västergötland). Second record for Sweden.
Alpine Swift, Apus melba (alpseglare)
1 Frövifors (Västmanland) 3.6.
Short-toed Lark / Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla (korttålärka)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 9-20.7, 1 S Falköping (Västergötland) 6-9.8.
Crested Lark, Galerida cristata (tofslärka)
(a former breeding species in Scania, Sweden)
1 Malmö (Scania) 28-29.5.
Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica (rostgumpsvala)
1 Karlstad (Värmland) 11.6.
Rock Thrush / Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis (stentrast)
1 moulting male (2y or older) at Holmträsk, NW Piteå (Norrbotten). Found already around
21.7, but the alarm didn't go off until 11.8.
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.
Red-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus (blåstjärt)
1 singing 2y m Pålträsket, NE Boden (Norrbotten) 25.6-14.7. Not seen after this.
Stonechat / Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata torquata (västlig svarthakad buskskvätta)
1 m Skövde (Västergötland) in June-August, bred successfully with a Whinchat, S.
rubetra.
1 Kalmar (Småland) -9.6.
Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus alpestris (kontinental ringtrast)
1 ringed at Utklippan (Blekinge). Probably the first record in Sweden of thís race
from the Alps.
Savi's Warbler, Locustella luscinoides (vassångare)
1 in Närke, 4 in Scania, 1 in Värmland, 1 on Gotland, 1 in Västmanland and 1 in Uppland.
9 in total.
River Warbler, Locustella fluviatilis (flodsångare)
13 in Scania, 1 in Blekinge, 1 on Öland, 3 on Gotland, 1 in Bohuslän, 1 in Hälsingland,
1 in Halland, 2 in Medelpad, 1 in Värmland, 3 in Småland and 1 in Västerbotten. 28
in total.
Blyth s Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum (busksångare)
3 on Gotland, 3 in Uppland, 1 in Medelpad, 1 in Dalarna, 2 in Västerbotten, 1 in Värmland,
1 in Småland, 1 in Scania. 13 in total.
Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis (nordsångare)
2 singing m + 1 f at the usual spot; Njulla, Abisko (Lappland) 25.6-15.7 och 1 m close
by; 2 km SE Björkliden (Lapland) 27.8, and 2 there 25.7.
Greenish Warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides (lundsångare)
A good year for this species;
9 on Öland, 10 on Gotland (+ 2 succesful breedings), 4 in Småland, 3 in Uppland (+
1 successful breeding, 5 juv), 6 in Blekinge, 3 in Scania, 2 in Västerbotten + 2
succesful breedings, 1 in Stockholm, 1 in Bohuslän, 1 in Ångermanland, 1 in Närke,
1 in Södermanland, 1 in Dalarna. A total of around 70.
Pallas s Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus (kungsfågelsångare)
1 ringed Nidingen (Halland) 11.6. The first summer record (?)
Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus (brandkronad kungsfågel)
Singing males;
1 Sandhammaren (Scania) 20.5-14.6, 1 Rubban, Tranås (Småland) 30.5-8.6, 1 Lake Helgasjön
(Småland) 4-13.6.
Woodchat Shrike, Lanius senator (rödhuvad törnskata)
1 2y m Kogrundet, N Harg (Uppland) -27.5, 1 2y m Eklanda, Mölndal (Västergötland)
3-7.7.
Lesser Grey Shrike, L. minor (svartpannad törnskata)
1 Hallands Väderö (Scania) 7.6, 1 Ismantorp (Öland) 14.6, 1 Röjnoret, W Skellefteå
(Västerbotten) 2.8.
Rose-coloured Starling, Sturnus roseus (rosenstare)
1 at southern Öland, 1 Rönnen (Scania) 30.5.
1 ad hanne Rudvier, Öja (Gtl) 5-13.7.
Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola (gyllensparv)
1 2y m Mjölhatte träsk (Gotland) 29.5.
Rustic Bunting, E. rustica (videsparv)
1 f Hoburgen (Gotland) 13.5, 2 f St. Karlsö (Gotland) 13.5.
Little Bunting, E. pusilla (dvärgsparv)
2 singing at Mossbäcken, NE Boden (Norrbotten) 27-28.6. 1 Pålträsket (also NE Boden)
14.7, 1 m Luspebryggan (Lapland) 24.7.
Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra (kornsparv)
(outside the breeding grounds in SE Scania, were 3 was seen in May)
1 Hoburgen (Gotland) -31.5, 1 Kapelludden (Öland) 30.5.
Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (bändelkorsnäbb)
A good year in northern Sweden for this species. (1 flock passing over the Rock Thrush
in Holmträsk 14.8).
For example; 25 at Bjuröklubb (Västerbotten) 10.7, 200 at Rönnskär (Västerbotten)
11.7, 281 S Sönnerstgrundet (Västerbotten) 12.7 and 50 Kasamark (Västerbotten) 12.7,
25 at Täftehalvön, NE Umeå (Västerbotten) 23.7, 150 at Nordmaling (Ångermanland) 7.8.
PRESUMABLY ESCAPED BIRDS;
Yellow-throated Bunting, Emberiza elegans elegans (praktsparv)
1 Sollerön (Dalarna) 28.5-20.6
Falcated Duck, Anas falcata (praktand)
1 f Norrviken, Sollerön (Dalarna) 14.6.
Blue-fronted Redstart, Phoenicurus frontalis (blåstrupig rödstjärt)
1 m Ottenby (Öland) 3-5.6.
Hooded Merganser, Mercus cucullatus (kamskrake)
The bird (ad m) at Lake Vombsjön (Scania) seen earlier back again 26.5-1.6
1 ad m Skags udde (Ång) during June-July.
Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus (nilgås)
1 ex Stavsten golf course (Sk) 1.8.
Big falcons of type Saker (Falco cherrug) (probably falconer hybrids)(storfalkar);
All had straps, jingles etc on the legs;
1 juv Getterön (Halland), 1 Högsbo, Göteborg (Västergötland), 1 Gotland.
The first one probably the same as the one migrating at Falsterbo (Scania) 1.8.
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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