Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA Criteria met: B1i, C3 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria please click here
Area: 627 ha
| Most recent IBA monitoring assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | Threat score (pressure) | Condition score (state) | Action score (response) |
| 2007 | low | near favourable | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring please click here | |||
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.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Pagham Harbour. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 20/03/2023.
