Sites - Important Bird Areas (IBAs)

Site description This site covers two harbours joined by a stretch of water that separates Hayling Island from the mainland. Tidal channels drain the river basins and penetrate far inland. Habitats include extensive mudflats and associated saltmarshes, sand-dunes, islands, and areas of Juncus marsh and reedbed (Phragmites). The IBA is important for breeding terns and wintering and passage wildfowl and waders.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Protected areas

Protected area	Designation	Area (ha)	Relationship with IBA	Overlap with IBA (ha)
Chichester and Langstone Harbours	Birds Directive	5,805	is identical to site	5,795
Chichester and Langstone Harbours	Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar)	5,810	is identical to site	5,795
Chichester Harbour	Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	7,400	protected area overlaps with site	3,700
Chichester Harbour	Site of Special Scientific Interest	3,733	protected area contained by site	3,729
Langstone Harbour	RSPB Reserve	558	protected area contained by site	558
Langstone Harbour	Site of Special Scientific Interest	2,086	protected area contained by site	2,080

Habitats

Land use

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Chichester and Langstone Harbours. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/06/2013

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