Pagham Harbour Entrance

This is the entrance to Pagham Harbour as we saw it on our last visit (see post of 19 December).  This is near where we saw the Goldeneye.  You can see the end of the shingle spit that has built up over the last 30 years or so on the far right.  This has pushed the harbour entrance far to the east where it has approached new sea defence works in the form of massive breakwaters.  The tidal outflow is being deflected by the first of these and is cutting in to the shore, causing an increase in erosion which is being remedied by large scale shingle movements.

For more photos of Pagham Harbour see http://www.flickr.com/photos/112963374@N07/11670264466/