Just an update on the "willow tit" I thought I heard back in January. A few days after reporting it I had a very helpful and interesting email from Keith Burdett, relating how he believed he had heard a willow tit near Llanrhstud in 2023. He had played back the willow tit song from a bird song app which attracted a pair of nuthatches. This carried on throughout the breeding season.
Several times over recent weeks I've visited the area at Salem where i
heard the call but had no further "sightings".
This morning Ian Morris came up , had a look around and confirmed that the
habitat just wasn't right for willow tit anyway, so that, I suspect, is
that!
Jerry Moore