Species List : Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii
The Yellow-billed Loon is recorded almost annually on Gotska Sandön. A day in late May with good numbers of migrating birds, chances are good you will see a Yellow-billed Loon at Bredsandsudde. The species is often seen fishing along the shores and regularly comes closer to the shore than the Black-throated Loon. With the other loons it shares the habit of flying short distances looking for better fishing, often on the leeward side of the island.
Records until 2003:
- 1 ind 19 May 1948, GHN, found dying (Höjer 1967) - First record for Gotland
- 2 ind 11-25 May 1958, JHR, JNK (Höjer 1967)
- 1 ad in breeding plumage Kyrkudden 3 June 1977, SHT, LFG, JON
- 3 ind 9 April - 25 May 1979 (VF 40:58)
- 1 ind Beckrevet 1 June 1994, ÅAN (Bläcku 1995:3, p 51-80)
- 1 ind Beckrevet 24 May and 4 June 1996 (Bläcku 1997 3/4, p 4)
- 1 ad in breeding plumage migr NE Bredsandsudde 22 May 1999 at 04:55, BJN (Bläcku 2000:3/4, p 44)
- 1 2CY Bredsandsudde 26 May to 3 June 2001 (Bläcku 2002:3, p 59)
- 1 2CY migr N Bredsandsudde 30 May 2001 (Bläcku 2002:3, p 59)
- 1 2CY Bredsandsudde 4-5 June 2002 (Bläcku 2003:3, p 60)
- 1 2CY 22 August and 2 2CY 23 August 2003, Stora Beckrevet