Birdseekers Tours to Finland

BIRDLIST FOR FINLAND 2^nd- 8^th June 2001

SPECIES	*Scientific Name*	No of days out of 7 recorded	Highest daily count C.= Common H.= Heard only N/C.= No count
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	3	6
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	1	9
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	2	50+
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	1	2
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	1	1
Great Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	3	H
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	7	250+
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	1	4
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	3	N/C
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	2	4
Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	3	N/C
Common Teal	Anas crecca	4	N/C
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	6	N/C
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	3	5
Garganey	Anas querquedula	1	3
Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	2	N/C
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	1	3
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	6	N/C
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	2	N/C
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	4	N/C
Smew	Mergellus albellus	4	14+
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	5	10+
Goosander	Mergus merganser	2	6
European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	1	1
Western Marsh-harrier	Circus aeruginosus	2	3
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	3	2
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	1	1
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	2	1
Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	1	1
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	1	2
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	4	N/C
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo	1	1
Black Grouse	Tetrao tetrix	3	8
Eurasian Capercaillie	Tetrao urogallus	1	1
Hazel Grouse	Bonasa bonasia	1	1
Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	1	?
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	1	H
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra	1	N/C
Common Crane	Grus grus	4	95
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	1	2
European Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	1	6
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	1	2
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	2	?
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	3	N/C
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	5	10
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	5	N/C
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	1	H
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	4	2
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	5	N/C
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus	2	3
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	4	N/C
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia	3	2+
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	2	N/C
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	2	N/C
Terek Sandpiper	Tringa cinerea	1	3
Common Sandpiper	Tringa hypoleucos	2	2
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	1	3
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	1	2
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	1	H
Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	2	N/C
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	1	30+
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	1	1
Common Gull	Larus canus	7	C
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	2	N/C
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	3	N/C
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	7	C
Little Gull	Larus minutus	5	C
Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia	2	10
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	3	N/C
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	6	C
Little Tern	Sterna albifrons	1	3
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	1	N/C
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	6	C
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	6	N/C
Eurasian Eagle-owl	Bubo bubo	1	1
Ural Owl	Strix uralensis	1	1
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula	1	2
Tengmalm's Owl	Aegolius funereus	2	3
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	3	3
Common Swift	Apus apus	6	C
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	2	2
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	5	N/C
Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides tridactylus	1	2
Black Woodpecker	Dryocopus martius	1	1
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis	4	C
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	6	N/C
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	7	C
House Martin	Delichon urbica	6	C
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	5	N/C
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	1	N/C
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	7	C
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	3	N/C
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	2	2
White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	1	3
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	2	N/C
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula	2	N/C
Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	1	1
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	2	N/C
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	3	N/C
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	3	N/C
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula	1	N/C
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	7	C
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	7	C
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	1	N/C
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	5	N/C
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	3	N/C
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	1	H
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	4	N/C
Common Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	3	N/C
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	1	2
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	7	C
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	1	N/C
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	3	N/C
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	4	N/C
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	7	C
Willow Tit	Parus montanus	4	N/C
Siberian Tit	Parus cinctus	1	2
Great Tit	Parus major	4	N/C
Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	6	N/C
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	1	1
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius	1	2
Siberian Jay	Perisoreus infaustus	1	3
Black-billed Magpie	Pica pica	7	C
Eurasian Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	3	N/C
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	3	N/C
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	7	C
Common Raven	Corvus corax	4	N/C
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	2	N/C
Rose-coloured Starling	Sturnus roseus	1	1
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	5	C
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	7	C
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	4	C
European Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	3	N/C
Eurasian Siskin	Carduelis spinus	6	C
Common Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	5	C
Eurasian Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	1	N/C
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	3	3
Parrot Crossbill	Loxia pytyopsittacus	3	6
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	2	20+
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	2	4
Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	4	N/C
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	6	C
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	1	2
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	1	1
Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica	1	1
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	1	1
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	5	N/C

Total seen = 142 plus 5 heard

Other Species

Elk (moose)	Red Squirrel	Green Hairstreak
Hare	Rheindeer	Holly Blue
Muskrat	Common Lizard	Wood White