Sibe storm - Siberian Accentor
I headed out of the Hope and Anchor pub as the light began to fade away for one last scan of the trees that surround the car park. Birds were active, and within the foliage a Pallas's Warbler , a Yellow-browed Warbler , and a Firecrest were picked up within ten minutes. And this was pretty much the order of the day. There were birds everywhere, and having driven up the night before and rested in a hotel on Hedon, Kat and I were up at first light to head over to Easington for the SIBERIAN ACCENTOR . I'd seen the photos from the day before of queues wrapped round corners as hundreds of anxious birders descended on this migrant hotspot for their moment with this super-sibe, The 'invasion' of this species across northern Europe has been unprecedented. There was a queue, but it was a relaxed atmosphere, a few familiar faces mixed into the homogonised crowd, a convivial atmosphere, and an abbreviated wait before groups of 30 were allowed access to a tarmac area o...