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    Bar None Saltpan (33502533)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510409
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502533Bar None Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2020-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:55
    End time 10:15
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 167
    Wetland Condition 4Mud only
    Wetland Threats 12Total reclamation
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Saltpans ceased to operate Jan 2017 after repeated theft of pumps. Pans then slowly dried out. This survey: <5% full with 2 small brine puddles and some damp mud after rains. Count by vehicle & foot
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Judy Martin
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1310
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Friday 13 March 2026 03:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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