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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 Brent Goose, патка ластовичарка, мала чигра, црноопашна блатарка and мала бела чапја. In winter large numbers of Brent Goose, калуѓерка and црноопашна блатарка use the harbour or surrounding fields, with a supporting cast which includes сиво блатарче, златно блатарче and обичен свиркач. ушест нуркач are seen offshore and среден северен нуркач in the harbour. Waders and wildfowl linger well into spring, including голем српоклун свиркач, сиво блатарче, Bar-tailed Godwit and црноопашна блатарка, обичен свиркач, патка ластовичарка, патка свиркач, патка берија and Brent Goose. Smaller migrants arrive, such as мал трскар, трскар рогозар and брезов свиркач, црноглаво грмушарче and обичен свиркач sing in the bushes and обично камењарче hop about the beach. In summer мала чигра and речна чигра 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.