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Pagham Harbour
Location United Kingdom, South East
Central coordinates 0o 45.54' West  50o 45.89' North
IBA criteria B1i, C3
Area 627 ha
Altitude 0 - 1m
Year of IBA assessment 2007

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds



Site description A central area of mudflats and saltmarsh, and surrounding brackish marsh and pasture. The harbour itself has a narrow opening to the sea, flanked by shingle-beaches. The IBA supports large numbers of wintering wildfowl, and is also nationally important for wintering Phalacrocorax carbo.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Northern Pintail Anas acuta winter  2001-2006  615 individuals  good  B1i, C3  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Pagham Harbour Birds Directive 637 is identical to site 627  
Pagham Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest 629 is identical to site 627  
Pagham Harbour Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) 637 is identical to site 627  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Forest Broadleaved deciduous woodland  -
Shrubland Scrub  -
Grassland   -
Wetlands (inland) Coastal lagoons; Mud flats and sand flats; Salt marshes; Shingle or stony beaches; Tidal rivers and enclosed tidal waters; Water fringe vegetation  -

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
nature conservation and research -
tourism/recreation -

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pagham Harbour. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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