Species List : Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
Common passage migrant in spring and in autumn, scarce during summer. Fishing Black-throated Loons can often be seen off the shores of Gotska Sandön. Single birds or small flocks regularly pass by in search for better waters for fishing. The species has also been recorded in winter. Höjer (1967) declares that migrating flocks of 50-60 birds occur regularly in May. This hasn't been observed in recent years and the highest number recorded this century is 60 birds migrating past Bredsandsudde on 31 May 2004.
First record:
- June 1867 (Holtz 1868)