Data Zone
Country/territory: United Kingdom
IBA criteria met: A4i, A4iii, B1i, B2, C2, C3, C4, C6 (2007)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 5,795 hectares (57.95 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2007 | very poor | high | medium |
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Site description (2007 baseline)
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.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Chichester and Langstone Harbours (United Kingdom). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/chichester-and-langstone-harbours-iba-united-kingdom on 27/12/2024.