Chesterfield RSPB Local Members Group made their annual spring field trip this morning and were rewarded with a bumper crop of spring migrants!
A trail had already been blazed by regulars Julie Straw, John Ellis and Graham Gamage, who informed me of sightings of lesser whitethroat, sedge warbler, reed warbler and garganey. Just as she was leaving site, Julie also picked up a cuckoo too.
The group managed to see or hear all of the above, though the garganey didn't give itself up easily!
Other birds of note included white wagtail, yellow wagtail, little ringed plover and black-tailed godwit.