Guided Walk: Wintering Waders and Wildfowl

17 January 2026

10.00 am to 1.30 pm

Join our enthusiastic and friendly team of guides for a walk from RSPB Pagham Harbour Visitor Centre towards Church Norton.

We will be on the lookout for our winter duck and wader visitors. Familiar wildfowl and waders such as Widgeon, Teal, Godwit, Lapwing, Greenshank, Redshank, Oyster Catchers and of course Brent Geese.

We will also see some of our resident and overwintering birds in the reed beds, fields and hedges.

10am (duration 3½ hours)

£8 per person / £5 members

Details

Start: 17 January 2026
End: 17 January 2026

Location Details

Location RSPB Pagham Harbour Selsey Road Sidlesham West Sussex
Postcode PO20 7NE
Directions

HOW TO GET HERE 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. To cycle from the station, turn south over the level crossing down Stockbridge Road for approximately 100m, then turn left into Canal Basin. Immediately to the right is the canal path, which is the start of Route 88, currently ending at the Visitor Centre. By bus, the 51 Link service from Chichester Bus Station to Selsey stops outside the Visitor Centre. The bus station is 2 2-minute walk from the train station. The journey takes 20 minutes. By bike Route 88 from Chichester Canal Basin to the Visitor Centre. Medmerry Cycle Link connects RSPB Medmerry with RSPB Pagham Harbour.

Organiser Details

Organiser's Name RSPB Pagham Harbour
Organiser's Website https://events.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour
Organiser's Email pagham.harbour@rspb.org.uk
Organiser's Telephone 01243641508

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