The second record of Siberian Accentor in the UK was found by local birder Lance Degnan at Easington in East Yorkshire, not far from Spurn, last Thursday 13th October 2016. This followed hot on the heels of the first record on Shetland last Sunday 9th October 2016 found by local birders Judd Hunt & Hugh Harrop. The Shetland bird only stayed two days, so it was somewhat of a relief when the Easington bird was still present this morning. Incredibly, the third record appeared today, Saturday 15th October 2016, at Saltburn in Cleveland found by local birder Damian Money.
I arrived at Easington late morning & strolled along Vicars Lane to the vantage point. There was a steady stream of birders in both directions as I approached. A small crowd was looking over the fence into an open area where the Siberian Accentor was feeding intently. At times the bird came very close to the admiring onlookers, too close for me to focus my bins at one point.
This Siberian waif moved around the whole area, but was closest in the near left corner. The bird was on show just about the whole time I was present. The surrounding trees & bushes were dripping with Goldcrests.
A big thank you to the Spurn Observatory staff/volunteers for organising everything so well. Since most if not all birders would have visited Spurn after seeing the Siberian Accentor, including me, I doubt there's ever been so many birders at Spurn in one day.
Video by Pete Hines
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