Amberley wildbrooks yesterday (see above) looked very watery with flocks of wigeon, teal, shoveler, pintail, greylag geese and Canada geese spread out across the site. The young marsh harrier that has so far spent all winter in the valley was hunting over the eastern side at about 11.30.
In atrocious conditions today, Pulborough Brooks looked even wetter, with wildfowl hidden away in the sheltered edges of the wind-lashed flood waters. About 180 black-tailed godwits were present, plus large numbers of pintail as is typical when we get this sort of weather. For some reason, a song thrush was singing this afternoon - nothing like enthusiasm for the job.
Please be aware that over the next few days that the river Arun is likely to overtop the flood defence banks and flood parts of the trail between West Mead hide and Winpenny hide. We will try and keep posting news on the state of the trail and any flood-related disruption, but please obey all signs on the trail and do not walk through floodwater.