Birds
found
during
the
FONT Birding & Nature Tour
in Sweden
in September
2007
Dates:
September 22-28
Localities visited included area of Falsterbo-Skanor (FS) at the southern tip of
Sweden and öland Island (OI) in the Baltic Sea.
Upper right photo: EUROPEAN ROBIN, a favorite among the migrants during the
tour
Following list compiled by Armas Hill,
leader of the tour
In the following list, Swedish
bird-names follow the English names.
Codes:
(EUi): introduced in Europe
(SWr): rare in Sweden
Links:
Cumulative List of Birds during our Sweden Tours
Upcoming FONT European Birding & Nature Tours
Bird-List:
- Great Crested Grebe (Skäggdopping)
_____ FS,OI
- Little Grebe ("Dabchick")
(Smådopping) _____ OI
- Great Cormorant
(Storskarv)
_____ FS,OI
- Grey Heron (Häger)
_____ FS,OI
- Mute Swan
(Knölsvan) _____ FS,OI
- Greylag Goose (Grågås) _____ FS OI
- Brant Goose (Prutgås) _____ OI
- Barnacle Goose (Vitkindad
gås) _____ OI
- Canada Goose (Kanadagås) (EUi) _____
OI
- Egyptian Goose (Nilgas) (EUi)
_____ OI
- Common Shelduck (Gravand) _____OI
- Mallard (Gräsand) _____
FS,OI
- Gadwall (Snatterand)
_____ FS OI
- Eurasian Wigeon (Bläsand) _____ FS,OI
- Northern Pintail (Stjärtand) _____OI
- Northern Shoveler (Skedand) _____ OI
- Eurasian Teal (Kricka)
_____ OI
- Common Pochard (Brunand) _____ FS
- Tufted Duck (Vigg) _____ FS OI
- Greater Scaup (Bergand) _____ FS
- Common Eider (Ejder) _____ FS OI
- Common Goldeneye (Knipa) _____ FS,OI
- Red-breasted Merganser
(Småskrake) _____
FS,OI
- White-tailed Eagle (nt) (Havsörn) _____ FS OI
- Red Kite (Glada) ______ FS
- Black Kite (Brun glada)
_____ FS
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Sparvhök) _____ FS,OI
- Northern Goshawk
(Duvhök) _____ OI
- Common Buzzard (Ormvråk)
_____ FS,OI
- Western Marsh Harrier (Brun kärrhök) _____ FS,OI
- Northern Harrier (Blåkärrhök) _____ FS OI
(In Europe has been
known as
Hen Harrier)
- Merlin (Stenfalk) _____ OI
- Eurasian Kestrel (Tornfalk) _____ FS,OI
- Grey Partridge (Rapphöna) _____ OI
- Common Pheasant (Fasan) (EUi) _____ FS,OI
- Common Moorhen (Rorhana)
_____ FS
- Eurasian Coot (Sothöna) _____ FS,OI
- Common Crane (Trana) _____ OI
- Common Sandpiper
(Drillsnäppa)
_____ FS
- Dunlin (Kärrsnäppa)
_____ OI
- Common Redshank (Rödpena) _____ FS OI
- Spotted Redshank (Svartsnäppa) _____ FS
- Common Greenshank (Gluttsnäppa) _____ FS,OI
- Ruff / Reeve
(Brushane) _____ FS,OI
- Eurasian Curlew (Storspov) _____ OI
- Bar-tailed Godwit (Myrspov)
_____ OI
- European Golden Plover (Ljungpipare) _____ FS,OI
- Common Ringed Plover (Storre
strandpipare) _____ OI
- Pied Avocet (Skärfläcka)
_____ OI
- Grey Plover (Kustpipare) _____ FS,OI (In North America has been
called Black-bellied Plover)
- Northern Lapwing (Tofsvipa) _____ FS,OI
- Common Black-headed Gull (Skrattmös) _____ FS,OI
- "Scandanavian" Herring Gull (Gråtrut) _____ FS,OI
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Silltrut) _____ FS
- Great Black-backed Gull (Havstrut) _____ FS,OI
- Mew Gull (Fiskmås) _____ FS,OI (in Europe has been called
Common Gull)
- Sandwich Tern (Kentsk tärna) _____ FS
- Black Guillemot (Tobisgrissla)
_____ OI
- Common (or Feral) Pigeon
(Klippduva)
(SWi) _____ FS,OI
- Stock Pigeon
(Skogsduva) _____ FS (has been called Stock
Dove)
- Common Woodpigeon
(Ringduva)
_____ FS,OI
- Eurasian Collared Dove
(Turkduva) _____ FS,OI
- Common Swift (Tornseglare)
_____ FS
- European Green Woodpecker (Grongoling)
_____ OI
- Great Spotted Woodpecker (Storre
hackspett) _____ OI
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Mindre
hackspett) _____ OI
- Black Woodpecker (Spillkraka)
_____ FS
- Eurasian Jay (Nötskrika) _____
- Spotted Nutcracker (Notkraka)
_____ OI\
- Eurasian Magpie
(Skata)
_____ FS,OI
- Common Raven (Korp) _____ OI
- Rook (Råka) _____ FS OI
- Hooded Crow
(Kråka)
_____
FS,OI
- Western Jackdaw (Kaja) _____ FS,OI
- Common Blackbird (Koltrast) _____ FS OI
- Song Thrush (Taltrast) _____ OI
- Fieldfare (Bjorktrast)
______ OI
- Common Starling (Stare) _____ FS,OI
- Rosy Starling (Rosenstare) (SWr)
_____ OI (has been called Rose-colored
Starling)
- Northern Wheatear
(Stenskvätta) _____ FS,OI
- Whinchat (Buskskvatta)
_____ OI
- Black Redstart (Svart rodstjart)
_____ FS
- European Robin (Rödhake) FS OI
- European Pied Flycatcher (Svartvit
flugsnappare) _____ OI
- Barn Swallow (Ladusvala) _____ FS,OI
- Common Chiffchaff (Gransangare)
_____ FS
- Goldcrest (Kungsfågel) _____ OI
- Winter
(or Northern) Wren (Gardsmyg) ______
FS
- Great Tit (Talgoxae) _____ FS,OI
- Blue Tit (Blåmes) _____ FS,OI
- Marsh Tit (Entita) _____ OI
- Long-tailed Bushtit
(Stjärtmes) _____ OI
- Wood Lark (Trädlärka) _____ FS
- Eurasian Skylark
(Sånglärka) _____ FS
- Tree Pipit (Tradpiplarka)
_____ FS
- Meadow Pipit (Ängspiplärka)
_____ FS,OI
- Eurasian Rock Pipit
(Skärpiplärka)
_____ FS
- White Wagtail (Sädesärla) _____ FS,OI
- Grey Wagtail
(Forsärla) _____ FS
- House Sparrow (Gråsparv) _____ FS,OI
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Pilfink) _____ FS OI
- Common Chaffinch (Bofink) _____ FS,OI
- Brambling (Bergfink) _____ FS,OI
- European Goldfinch
(Steglits)
_____ FS,OI
- Eurasian Siskin (Grönsiska) _____ FS OI
- Common Redpoll (Grasiska)
_____ FS
- European Serin (Gulhampling)
_____ FS
- European Greenfinch (Grönfink) _____ FS,OI
- Eurasian Linnet (Hämpling) _____ FS,OI
- Snow Bunting (Snosparv)
_____ OI
- Corn Bunting (Kornsparv)
_____ OI
- Yellowhammer (Gulsparv) _____ OI
- Common Reed Bunting (Sävsparv) _____ FS
Mammals and Other Wildlife
during the
September 2007 FONT Tour
in Sweden
(i): introduced species in Europe
1. Fallow Deer (SWi) _____ OI
2. Western Roe Deer _____ FS,OI
3. Elk _____ OI (called Moose
in North Amercia)
4. Common Pipistrelle _____ OI
5. European Rabbit _____ FS
6. Harbor Seal _____ OI