Birdham, West Sussex, is distilled into the still reach of Birdham Pool, where dark waterfowl cross pale tidal water. Distant masts, low sand-coloured banks and a tree-lined shore give the harbour scene its spacious calm.

Birdham Pool fills the view with pale blue-green water broken by long reflections and sand-coloured shallows. Seven dark waterfowl cross the middle in a loose group, their small orange bills providing the clearest accents. Far to the right, moored boats and upright masts sit beside low shoreline buildings. A continuous dark tree line holds the horizon beneath an open sky. Soft ripples widen across the foreground.

At Birdham, a harbour visit is recalled in the still tidal reach beyond the little boats. The dark waterfowl and distant masts remain clear.