Gijsbert van der Bent
 ·  19 October 2016  22:11

Any  idea about the drivers for this enormous influx? Weather? Food? Breeding succes? Expanding breeding range?

Lukasz Lawicki
 ·  21 October 2016  14:24

Difficult at the moment clearly indicate the main reason of influx, probably strong easterly winds in the early October, see: 

http://www.ornithomedia.com/magazine/analyses/afflux-accenteurs-montanelles-europe-ouest-octobre-2016-02301.html

Paavo Mikael Sallinen
 ·  21 October 2016  22:37

Most probably weather. Probably not winds that much though - might have more to do with exceptional high pressure / low pressure areas.

Lieven De Temmerman
 ·  22 October 2016  09:27

Please update the last line of your post (where you mention the Netherlands still needs one), and can you include a link to the google map with sightings of Siberian accentor (I reckon you know about that map)?

Lukasz Lawicki
 ·  25 October 2016  11:05

The map is available in the last sentence - click on 'totals stand on 148'.

Vincent van der Spek
 ·  29 October 2016  09:37, gewijzigd 29 October 2016  09:45

Nice overview Lukasz, thanks. I don't know who made the (fantastic!) map, but it seems like one record is missing: at Ventes Ragas, Lithuania they've trapped two birds this year, on 14 and 24 October. I only see the one from the 24th on the map (and the dot is not on the right place either: the ringing station is not on the spit, but on the eastern shore of the lagoon). Any new records from yesterday (27th) that anyone knows of? Cheers, Vincent

Lukasz Lawicki
 ·  3 November 2016  19:45

Thanks! Soon, we will update the map and the text with new records. Today, the first this autumn (and second ever) for Czech Republic.

Steven Wytema
 ·  4 November 2016  15:34

For anybody who'd already like to know: now 206 at least (by tarsiger on twitter): 202 SIB ACC 4th-4th Nov: SWE(68), FIN(63), GBR(12), POL(11), DEN(10), GER(10), NOR(9), EST(7), LAT(6), LIT(4), NED(1) and CZE(1) and another group of 4 at Turku, Finland. Im looking forward to the updated article and the map Lukasz!!

Arjan van Egmond
 ·  4 November 2016  22:19

The map is regularly updated (new records, exact locations) with some great help of Magnus Hellström (Sweden) and Mika Bruun (Finland / Tarsiger.com). Please let me know if you still see any errors or have additional information. 

Mark Collier
 ·  7 November 2016  23:37

The graphs are missing a bird from 27th October when two new birds were found; one in Sweden and one in Finland (Source: Tarsiger.com)

Lukasz Lawicki
 ·  8 November 2016  07:54

Hi Mark,

On 27 October was one new bird in Sweden (was included on a figure). The second from Finland mentioned by Tarsiger was seen for the first time on 20 October.

Agris Celmins
 ·  10 November 2016  18:53

Here are 8 Latvian records so far - 5 trapped, 3 observed:

1. Lauteri, 15th October, 1 trapped for ringing.

2. Lauteri, 15th October, 1 trapped for ringing (second bird same place 30 min later).

3. Jurmalciems, 16th October, 1 trapped for ringing.

4. Ainazi, 16th October, 1 trapped for ringing.

5. Liepaja, 19th October, 1 observed.

6. Pape, 26th October, 1 observed.

7. Ainazi, 4th November, 1 trapped for ringing (second bird same place)

8. Jaungulbene, 8th November, 1 observed.

Page with exact locations on Google Map - http://ornitofaunistika.com/lvp/prumon.htm

Lukasz Lawicki
 ·  14 November 2016  09:00

Many thanks Agris! It seems that this madness is coming to the end ;-)