Description
This sheltered inlet is an internationally important wetland site for wildlife. Roughly half of the reserve is intertidal saltmarsh and mudflats, with the remainder of the reserve consisting of farmland, copses, lagoons, reedbeds and shingle beaches. You can see birds like berneška tmavá, ostralka štíhlá, rybák malý, břehouš černoocasý and volavka stříbřitá. In winter large numbers of berneška tmavá, čejka chocholatá and břehouš černoocasý use the harbour or surrounding fields, with a supporting cast which includes kulík bledý, kulík zlatý and jespák obecný. potápka žlutorohá are seen offshore and morčák prostřední in the harbour. Waders and wildfowl linger well into spring, including koliha velká, kulík bledý, břehouš rudý and břehouš černoocasý, jespák obecný, ostralka štíhlá, hvízdák eurasijský, čírka obecná and berneška tmavá. Smaller migrants arrive, such as rákosník proužkovaný, rákosník obecný and budníček větší, pěnice černohlavá and budníček menší sing in the bushes and bělořit šedý hop about the beach. In summer rybák malý and rybák obecný can be seen fishing in the harbour.
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Access
By train: The nearest train station is Chichester, 5.5 miles away. There is a taxi rank outside Chichester station - ask to be taken to Pagham Harbour Visitor Centre, Selsey Road, Sidlesham.
By bus: The 51 Link service from Chichester Bus Station to Selsey stops outside the Visitor Centre. The bus station is 2 minutes' walk from the train station. The journey takes 20 minutes.
By road: From the A27 at Chichester, take the B2145 south towards Selsey. After half a mile at the first roundabout, turn right continuing on the B2145 to Selsey (do NOT take the B2166 to Pagham village - the Visitor Centre is on the opposite side of the Harbour). Remain on the B2145 for 6 miles. The turning into the Visitor Centre car park is half a mile on from Sidlesham on the left-hand side.