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    Chatty Saltpans (33512535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 4582
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33512535Chatty Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2002-06-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:05:00
    End time 13:10:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 2644
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		8090
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		820
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1570
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1310
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		520
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		200
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3500
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2030
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		390
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		760
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		160
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1270
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		180
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		140
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		500
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		170
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		230
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1040
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		380
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		960
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		150
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		12463Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		62Confirmed Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		180
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		150


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    Wednesday 14 January 2026 12:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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