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    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape
    Card 507191
    Compiler 1422
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2018-07-08
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 104
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes After completely drying out in April, the winter rains have now contributed to the current water level of about 20%
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		260
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		140
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Sunday 24 November 2024 02:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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