Visited two more new places west of Milton Keynes this morning..
Pilch Field, a small BBOWT reserve, at first light: Fairly good habitat in places with several areas of scrub, and ungrazed fields. Not much to see today aside from a Bullfinch, small numbers of winter thruhes and two Foxes. Worth re-visiting in the spring for possible migrants perhaps.
Coombs wood nearby was also very quiet, and looked nothing like what the OS map implied! Most of the woodland area is new plantations, Buckingham's answer to Broughton Grounds just east of Milton Keynes.
One or two areas looked potentially good for Grasshopper Warbler and Tree Pipit later in the year. Also a long strip of (dead) Sunflowers along the edge of one field was unusual. | 
