Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis
Göran Magnusson found this beautiful male in his garden in the evening of May 18th 2013, when he just went home from a birding-trip to Ottenby, Öland. The first evening he didn't see the bird well enough to make a good ID, but the next day he again saw the bird and this time there was no doubt!
It was seen at Kungshall, Rydaholms kyrka, Småland on May 18th and 19th 2013, but it might still be in the area.
It was filmed by Calle Ljungberg on May 19th.
Only other record in the nordic countries, is a bird seen in Finland May 1st 1996.
About the migration on this species this is written in BWPi 2.0
"MOVEMENTS - Pattern very complex. Some southern populations mainly sedentary, but others partially migratory. Populations in north-west Africa both migratory and nomadic. Eastern populations show more regular migratory behaviour, in some areas moving further north for successive breeding attempts. Winters in Spain, North Africa, Middle East, central Asia, northern Pakistan, and north-west India."
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