WINTERSETT WE'RE ON A ROLL ! 21.01.20

4 - 6 degrees with  0/8 cloud, but increasing this afternoon, with a light westerly wind.
Anglers CP:  The drake Ring-necked Duck was back.   A Black-necked Grebe was new for the year list.  Pochard 132 + 8 WRes..  A Bearded Tit was first heard in reed beds on the north bank of Wintersett Res early afternoon, by Dave Bacon, working it's way towards the boathouse. Presumably, the same bird, was then heard calling in the south west corner of Anglers CP. in the reedbed,  A while later it was heard calling in front of the hide and was seen to be a male,  by Ian Allard and Pete Griffin, as it flew past and dropped into the reedbed behind the Sand Martin Box at 15.00hrs. Locals Pete Smith and Steve Denny arrived in the hide two minutes later, to the unbelieveable news. All observers scanned the reeds and,  happily, at 15.15hrs,  a reed stem moved and the rear end of the bird appeared in view. Immense relief for the two locals,  and the bird showed well for the next five minutes.  This is  a very rare bird for the area,  with only 3 chance sightings in 2006, a high flying bird in 1998, then a flock of 10 in 1986 -  per @StevieD 131. Video link   https://twitter.com/StevieD131/status/1219641579339730944       A Raven was flying and calling over the west bank.   2 Barns Owls were flying over VisMig Hill at dusk.
Wintersett Res:  The adult female Long-tailed Duck still present off the east bank.
https://twitter.com/GarrityPete/status/1219718699629891586
Pink-footed Goose 120 west at 09.30hrs and 170 west at 11.15hrs + 1 on Anglers CP shallows early this morning.   Kingfisher 1.
Cold Hiendley SF: Green Sandpiper 1.
Anglers CP Gull Roost  An adult Yellow-legged Gull was the only notable tonight.