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Vogel des Jahres / German Bird of the Year 2001

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'DAS BESTE' BERICHTE 2001

DANISH BIRDNEWS
08. - 14. January 2001

from Rolf Christensen

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DANISH BIRD NEWS
8th - 14th January 2001

Sunday 14th January 2001

RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea (Rostgans)
Rustand
Four, Ejsbøl Sø, Haderslev, Sønderjylland. 9th day. Seen by a single observer on the ice covered lake. Another dubious category D record.

Saturday 13th January 2001

STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis (Steppenadler)
Steppeørn
2nd or 3rd cal, Grødbyvej, Aakirkeby, Bornholm. 111th day. Seen south of Runegård during 11:30-11:45 hours by a single observer.

WHINCHAT Saxicola rubetra (Braunkehlchen)
Bynkefugl
Nørlev Strand, Hjørring, Nordjylland. 28th day. Again seen along with a Common Stonechat and a Song Thrush by three observers from 11:30 hours onwards.

EUROPEAN NUTHATCH Sitta europaea (Kleiber)
Spætmejse
Nordskoven, Rønne, Bornholm. Seen by two observers 500 meters south of Skovly. Only the 2nd Bornholm record during 1999-2001 of this newly colonizer with it's first recorded in 1995, later even breeding that year. Now the species is probably becoming extinct on this remote Baltic Sea island. Read more in Nyheder Om Fugle in Danish.

Friday 12th January 2001

LILLE GREBE Tachybaptus ruficollis (Zwergtaucher)
Lille Lappedykker
482, Seden Strand and Odense Kanal, Odense, Fyn. A near record Danish count. Seen by a single observer at this, the best Danish site during the 1990's.

RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea (Rostgans)
Rustand
Four, Ejsbøl Sø, Haderslev, Sønderjylland. 7th day. Seen by a single observer. Another dubious category D record.

STEPPE EAGLE Aquila nipalensis (Steppenadler)
Steppeørn
2nd or 3rd cal, Grødby, Aakirkeby, Bornholm. 110th day. Seen during 13:30-13:40 hours by a single observer in a field at Søndre Landevej/Grødbyvej on a carrion along with a Common Raven and three Hooded Crows.

Thursday 11th January 2001

WHINCHAT Saxicola rubetra (Braunkehlchen)
Bynkefugl
Nørlev Strand, Hjørring, Nordjylland. 26th day. Again seen along with a Common Stonechat by two observers.

Wednesday 10th January 2001

SNOW GOOSE Anser caerulescens (Schneegans)
Snegås
Værnengene, Skjern, Vestjylland. Seen by a single observer along with 1.025 Barnacle Geese, 255 Pink-feeted Geese and a White-fronted Goose. Another category D record.

Tuesday 9th January 2001

Nothing to report.

Monday 8th January 2001

ICELANDIC BLACK-TAILED GODWIT Limosa limosa islandica (Uferschnepfe)
Islandsk Stor Kobbersneppe
Skallingen, Esbjerg, Vestjylland. Seen by a single observer. I will no longer mention every record of this subspecies despite only four accepted records up to and including 1999 following some 40-50 claims during 1999-2000.

NORTHERN WHEATEAR Oenanthe oenanthe (Steinschmätzer)
Stenpikker
Female or 1st winter male, Aflandshage, København, Nordsjælland. 2nd day. The bird was perhaps a 2nd-year male.

SONG THRUSH Turdus philomelos (Singdrossel)
Sangdrossel
Eight, Gyldenstens inddæmmede Strand, Bogense, Fyn. A new Danish winter record count. Seen by a single observer along with two Bean Geese and 101 White-fronted Geese. Surprisingly this species is seen almost everywhere in Denmark this winter following extremely mild November weather.

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