Amur Falcon

Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis

This bird was found by local Kalmar-birder Tomas Fredriksson at Kalmar flygplats, Småland on June 30th and was seen until July 1st 2005.
Tomas believed that it was a Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), he didn't see the underwing coverts. Some local-birders was out to get a nice year-tick, but didn't see the bird until Andreas Ståhl came and saw a falcon, he made the ID and the bird was out on the birdcall system at 18.15.
The next morning the bird flew north at 10am.

It was filmed by Timo Samanen on July 1st 2005.

Yellow-browed Bunting

Yellow-browed Bunting

Emberiza chrysophrys

This mega was found on January 3rd 2009 and seen until Febuary 27th at Matningen, S Säbysjön, Uppland.
First video was made by Magnus Andersson on January 8th.
Second video was made on January 3rd, the third on January 3rd and 6th, and the fourth on January 10th all filmed by Johan Wallin.

White-winged Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandi

This bird was found by Troels Eske Ortvad at Blåvandshuk on January 23rd 2013, and it was seen again the next day. It was identified as the nominat race ssp. deglandi, the first in Denmark. It was filmed by Troels Eske Ortvad on the 23rd.

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole

Glareola maldivarum

This Pratincole was a real challenge to identify at the time. DNA did the job, and the bird was finally accepted by the Swedish RBC some years after the discovery of the bird.
The bird was seen at Ängsnäset, Falsterbo, Skåne from July 2nd until October 6th 2001.
It was filmed by Magnus Corell on July 3 2001.

Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Chimney Swift, 7 November 1999, Gårdby, Öland, Sweden from Club300 Sweden on Vimeo.

This Chimney Swift was a Scandinavian first, it was found at Gårdby, Öland on November 6th 1999. The bird was seen aigen November 7th, 12th and 13th. It was filmed by Magnus Unger on November 7th.

Cliff Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

This Cliff Swallow was found by Björn Klevemark at Bläsinge hamn, Öland on November 15th. 2012. First video was made by Ulrik Wallberg on November 17th. and Emil Lundahl made the next on the same day. The bird was killed by a Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus on November 20th at 08.33 CET. 

White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

A true Mega, seen at Ona, Sandøy, Møre and Romsdal from October 2nd to 9th 2009. This 1cy. bird was filmed by Jonas Langbråten on October 5th.

Great Knot

Great Knot

Calidris tenuirostris

This adult Great Knot was seen at Bondängen and Sandrevlarna, Ottenby, Öland on August 2nd. to 3rd. 2005. This was a true Mega was a new Scandinavian bird, and once again it was at Øland!
It was filmed by Aron Andersson on the first day.

Red-eyed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

This bird was found by Eva Henriksen at Mandø on the 19th of October 2011, it was the second yank passerine to the island. This twitch was filmed in the early hours of the 20th October 2011 by Esben Eriksen. 

 

Rødøjet vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Red-eyed Vireo from Flemming Ahlmann on Vimeo.

Glaucous-winged Gull

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

 

 

 

Top video was filmed by Copenhagen birder Andreas Bruun Kristensen, who flew home from Spain when he heard about the bird. 

The bird was a new to Scandinavia, and first discovered by local Aarhus-birder Rune Sø Neergaard at Aarhus harbour on the 27th. November 2009.

 

This was filmed by Rune Sø Neergaard in Aarhus on the 21th. February 2010. 

 

White-winged Scoter

White-winged Scoter

Melanitta deglandii stejnegeri

 

This bird was first found by Tim Hesselballe Hansen at Blåvandshuk on October 12th 2009. It was filmed by Rasmus Strack on March 5th 2011.

 

 

 

Rufous-tailed Robin

Rufous-tailed Robin

Luscinia sibilans

 

This bird was filmed on a successfull twich to Christiansø, on the 18th. October 2012, by Sakari Kauppinen. Read the story at Netfugl

White-crowned Wheatear

White-crowned Wheatear 

Oenanthe leucopyga

 

   

This bird was found at Saltbæk vig Denmark by local birder Uffe Seneca in the afternoon of June 30th 2010. The following day a tour was arranged to this normaly closed area. The bird was seen until July 3rd and then was rediscovered in  Wremen, Cuxhaven, Germany on August 28th, and was found dead on November 10th. The bird was filmed by Rasmus Strack on July 1st.