I did my old walk along part of the Castleman Way near the centre of Ringwood today. I've walked this path many times over the years and I have never seen the river levels as high as they are right now. The fields are just completely underwater.
The flood water seems to have attracted a large number of gulls who are acting like the fields are one huge lake.
Not much else could make use of the fields but I did spot four pheasants who managed to find a slightly higher patch near the path which wasn't underwater.
There were still plenty of small birds making use of the trees lining the old railway line including both blue and great tits. There were plenty of robins in song too.
Not far from an industrial estate I spotted a group of three bullfinches (2m, 1f) feeding on the brambles.
It is also worth noting that I saw my first butterfly of the year today when walking through the town centre-a red admiral. It's likely this individual had been holed up in a building somewhere and was prompted to take to the wing due to the slightly warmer temperatures the sun brought out today.
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