...but I'm still looking. The huge area of flood water in the valley has spread the wildfowl out and the recent storms have brought in a fair number of gulls to feed on whatever the floods have washed up, but I've yet to locate anything highly pelagic on site, although a single brent goose was seen today. Please note that Winpenny hide and Nettley's remain out of bounds due to flooding, and water levels are rising again today (monday).
Above is Amberley wildbrooks under flood yesterday (sunday). Probably about 3500 ducks present (mostly wigeon, pintail and teal) feeding and roosting in very calm conditions on the eastern side, although unfortunately they were disturbed by a couple of folk in a kayak (!) at one point. A marsh harrier and buzzard were seen hunting the edge of the flood and a tiny island of dryish land in the centre of the brooks.
Below is the Arun floodplain as viewed looking north from the South Downs way at Amberley mount, taken on 4.1.14.