Quick run around a few local spots this morning. Up at dawn and to south end of Erewash Meadows hosted a Lesser Whitethroat, Barn Owl, 6 Sedge Warbler, several Whitethroat, Kestrel, pair Gadwall, Mallard with 11 chicks and about 10 lapwing. Also a Bat and Hare.
I picked up a couple of mates and we went to Wyver Lane, 2 Oystercatcher on top pool, on main pool 2 heron, 2 BH Gull, 2 Shoveler, Sedge Warbler, a few Whitethroat, wrens and also Male Redstart singing and looking very much on territory above public Bridleway behind main hide. Also in that woodland my mate thought he may have very briefly seen Pied Flycatcher, but only very briefly, and despite a thorough search we couldn't locate it and it wasn't singing. So probably just his imagination. Also GS Woodpecker and Nuthatch in wood.
A quick visit to Shiningcliffe Woods gave us Nuthatch, 2 Garden Warbler and Blackcap but lots of runners doing a fell run meant we didn't stay long.