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RARE BIRDS IN SWEDEN, AUGUST 4 - OCTOBER 19, 2003

A fairly normal autumn, a number of nice birds
(and again a new wader - on Öland of course, compare with previous report)
As for invasion species there are no big numbers, except tits, with high numbers all the way down to Falsterbo, at the Swedish southwest tip of Sweden, over 10 000 migrating per day 1-2 weeks ago.

Source: Club 300 bird alert system.
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

English name, scientific name (Swedish name)
Number, sex/age, place (Province) day.month
Cory's Shearwatwater, Calonectris diomedea (gulnäbbad lira)
1 Kullen (Scania) 15.8, 1 Tyludden (Halland) 23.8, 1 Hönö (Bohuslän) 23.9, 1 Lomma (Scania) 11.10, 1 Skummeslöv/Mellbystrand (Halland) 11.10.

Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (mindre lira)
16 in August. 2 in September. 5 in October (10.10).

Mediterranean Shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan (medelhavslira)
4 in August. 1 in September. 3 in October (10-11.10).

European Storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus (stormsvala)
1 ringed Bohuslän 6.8.

Leach's Storm-petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa (klykstjärtad stormsvala)
4 in september.

European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristoteles (toppskarv)
3 in Aug-Sept, 7 in October.
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus (bronsibis)
2 (one in Värmland stayed 14.9 - 7.10)

Great Egret, Egretta alba (ägretthäger) 3

Black Stork, Ciconia nigra (svart stork) 1

Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus (nilgås) (cat. C)
1 Rönnen (Scania) 8.8-2.10.

Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (amerikansk kopparand) (cat. C) 5

Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (vitnackad svärta)
1 ad Revsudden (Småland) 8.10.

Ferruginous Pochard, Aythya nyroca (vitögd dykand)
1 juv Vändburg (Gotland) 23.9-11.10.

Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus (stäpphök) About 25.

Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina (mindre skrikörn)
August: In Scania about 5, Västergötland 1 ad, Uppland 1 ad, Småland 1.
September: In Scania about 2, Blekinge 1, Södermanland 1.

Greater Spotted Eagle, A. clanga (större skrikörn)
September: In Scania 1 juv + 2 ad in Sept, in Västmanland 1 ad 6.9, in Södermanland 1 juv 21.9. 1 subad Falsterbo (Scania) 13.10.

Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis (stäppörn)
1 subad Bräkne-Hoby (Blekinge) 15.9, 1 subad Falsterbo (Scania) 13-16.10.

Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca (kejsarörn)
1 subad at Öland 10-13.10. (50 beeper alerts on this individual..).

Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus (aftonfalk)
Over 25, the last one 11.10.

Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva (sibirisk tundrapipare)
In August: Öland 1, Närke 1.

American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica (amerikansk tundrapipare)
1 ad m 17.7 - 13.9. at Ottenby (Öland).

Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos (tuvsnäppa) 10-15.

SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, Calidris acuminata (spetsstjärtad snäppa)
1 juv Lidköping (Västergötland) 5-9.10.

SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, Calidris pusilla (sandsnäppa)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 22-23.8. NEW FOR SWEDEN, THIRD NEW WADER FOR SWEDEN ON ÖLAND THIS YEAR !

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis (prärielöpare)
1 Falsterbo (Scania) 19.9 + 1 4.10, 1 Ottenby (Öland) 27.9-12.10.

"Yellow-legged Gull", Larus (argentatus) michahellis ("medelhavstrut")
(will probably be split in December on the Swedish list)
1 1y Segerstad (Öland) 11.8 and Gårdby 24.8, 1 Göteborg (Västergötland) 6.9 + more.

Sabine's Gull, Larus sabini (tärnmås)
1 juv Torhamn (Blekinge) 7.9. Last week in September several along the west coast. About 5 in October.

White-winged Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus (vitvingad tärna)
1 juv Falsterbo (Scania) 5.8, 1 ad Beijershamn (Öland) 16.8, 1 juv Utlängan (Blekinge) 25.8.

Great Skua, Catharacta skua (storlabb)
Over 40-50 Aug - Sept. About 20 10-11.10.

Brunnich's Guillemot, Uria lomvia (spetsbergsgrissla)
1 Hamburgö (Bohuslän) 7.8.

European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster (biätare) 1

Hoopoe, Upupa epops (härfågel) 6 Sept, 7 October.

Eurasian Crag Martin, Hirundo rupestris (klippsvala)
1 Gårdby (Öland) 10.8.

Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola (citronärla) 4

Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi (större piplärka)
About 30 in Sept. Over 20 in October.

Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta (vattenpiplärka)
The first for the winter season; Bingsmarken (Scania) 18.10.

OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT, Anthus hodgsoni (sibirisk piplärka)
1 ringed Svenska högarna (Uppland) 4.10, 1 Björn (Uppland) 6.10.

RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL, Tarsiger cyanurus (blåstjärt)
1 f Grisslehamn (Uppland) 30.9.

Redstart ssp; Phoenicurus phoenicurus ssp. samamisicus (rödstjärt)
1 m ringed at Segerstad (Öland) 3.10, 1 f Skalpvik (Gotland) 11.10.

Common Stonechat, Saxicola torquata (svarthakad buskskvätta) 2

Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina 8isabellastenskvätta)
1 Ottenby (Öland) 17.10.

ZITTING CISTICOLA, Cisticola juncidis (grässångare)
1 Ängsnäset, Skanör (Scania) 20.8.
Second for Sweden if accepted, the first accepted was at nearby Falsterbo.

Lanceolated Warbler, Locustella lanceolata (träsksångare)
1 ringed Svenska högarna (Uppland) 29.9.

PADDYFIELD WARBLER, Acrocephalus agricola (fältsångare)
1 ringed and seen in field, Falsterbo (Scania) 12.9. 16th Swedish record.

BOOTED WARBLER, Hippolais caligata (gråsångare)
1 juv ringed at Segerstad (Öland) 28.9. Stayed until 30.9.

Lesser Whitethroat ssp.; Sylvia curruca ssp. blythi (ärtsångare)
1 ringed Hartsö-Enskär (Södermanland) 4.10.

Pallas's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus (kungsfågelsångare)
From 29.9 and onwards over 40.

Yellow-browed Warbler, Ph. inornatus (taigasångare)
Sept: about 20. October: Over 30.

Hume's Leaf warbler, Ph. humei (bergstaigasångare)
1 ringed Haparanda sandskär (Norrbotten) 7.10, found dead 9.10.
1 Kapelludden (Öland) 16-19.10.

Dusky Warbler, Ph. fuscatus (brunsångare)
1 ringed Söderhamn (Hälsingland) 11.10, 1 Ekelunda (Öland) 12.10, 1 ringed Svenska högarna (Uppland) 16.10.

Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla (trädgårdsträdkrypare)
1 ringed Falsterbo (Scania) 12.10, stayed until 15.10.

Rose-coloured Starling, Sturnus roseus (rosenstare) 6

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.htmll

NOTE: In December 2003 the Swedish Taxonomic Committee will announce some changes in the Swedish List, probably at least 5 new splits will be made.
When this is official I will update the Holarctic List also, then it will no more follow the printed version from 1995.


To read all reports from 1996 - 2003, go to EBN-Sweden homepage;
http://www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se/eurobirdnet.html

Erling Jirle,
Swedish coordinator, EuroBirdNet, Erling Jirle

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