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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 Örvös lúd, Nyílfarkú réce, Kis csér, Nagy goda and Kis kócsag. In winter large numbers of Örvös lúd, Bíbic and Nagy goda use the harbour or surrounding fields, with a supporting cast which includes Ezüstlile, Aranylile and Havasi partfutó. Füles vöcsök are seen offshore and Örvös bukó in the harbour. Waders and wildfowl linger well into spring, including Nagy póling, Ezüstlile, Kis goda and Nagy goda, Havasi partfutó, Nyílfarkú réce, Fütyülő réce, Csörgo réce and Örvös lúd. Smaller migrants arrive, such as Foltos nádiposzáta, cserregő nádiposzáta and fitiszfüzike, Barátposzáta and Csilpcsalpfüzike sing in the bushes and Hantmadár hop about the beach. In summer Kis csér and Küszvágó csér 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.