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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 Gâscă neagră, Rață sulițar, Chiră mică, Sitar de mal and Egretă mică. In winter large numbers of Gâscă neagră, Nagâț and Sitar de mal use the harbour or surrounding fields, with a supporting cast which includes Ploier argintiu, Ploier auriu and Fugaci de țărm. Corcodel de iarnă are seen offshore and Ferestraș moțat in the harbour. Waders and wildfowl linger well into spring, including Culic mare, Ploier argintiu, Sitar de mal nordic and Sitar de mal, Fugaci de țărm, Rață sulițar, Rață fluierătoare, Rață mică and Gâscă neagră. Smaller migrants arrive, such as Lăcar mic, Lăcar de stuf and Pitulice fluierătoare, Silvie cu cap negru and Pitulice mică sing in the bushes and Pietrar sur hop about the beach. In summer Chiră mică and Chiră de baltă 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.