Olli Haukkovaara

List is NOT up-to-date. I started birding in the age of 6 - I got my first field guide in Christmas 1968. The dates of the first observations (until fall 1975) are inaccurate due to fact that my first field notes got lost long ago. Below is my category III ticks, i.e. the species that are considererd as possible / probable escapes by Finnish Rarities Committee or me: 1. Baikal Teal (Anas formosa), x.x.19xx, Ilmajoki 2. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), x.x.xxx, Hämeenkyrö 3. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) 4. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus), x.x.xxx Valkeakoski 5. Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus), x.x.xxxx, Lieksa 6. Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) 19 Jun 1979, Valkeakoski 7. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), xx.xx.xxxx, Viiala 8. Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), xx.xx.xxxx, Valkeakoski and Netherlands. 9. Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) 10. Güldenstädt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus) 11. Citril Finch (Serinus citrinella) 19 May 1995 Veikkola, Kirkkonummi 12. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), Valkeakoski 13. Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), Tampere 17.8.1990 14 .Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), probably this species flew over road in Lempäälä (big, long-tailed Ara and this species is the most common Ara in Finland)