Stockdale, who had been offered a new contract by Albion, is set to take over from ex-Seagulls keeper Tomasz Kuszczak as first choice at St Andrew's. Seeing off challenges from Nikki Meanpaa and Christian Walton.
Stockdale was arguably the best and most consistent goalkeeper in the Championship last season, and a brief look at Brighton's fans on social media, shows how gutted they are to be losing the 31-year old this summer.
Meanwhile Albion are closing in on Valencia's Australian global keeper Matt Ryan.
Instead, Stockdale has made a decision to leave the club at the end of his current deal, which expires this month, and join Birmingham on a three-year deal which keeps him at St Andrew's until 2020.
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Harry Redknapp, the Birmingham manager, wants to add experience to a side who narrowly avoided relegation from the Championship last season.
Winning promotion with Brighton was the second time the goalkeeper has helped a team get into the Premier League after he helped Hull City to a runners-up place in the Championship while on-loan during the 2012/13 season.
"I have a lot of time for David, not just for what he achieved on the pitch here, but also with his contribution to the club, community and particularly around the time of the Shoreham air crash".
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