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    Bar None Saltpan (33502533)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510410
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502533Bar None Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-05
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:35
    End time 10:05
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 102
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 12Total reclamation
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Saltpans ceased to function Jan 2017 due to repeated pump thefts. Pans then slowly dried out. This survey pans c.5% full with 2 brine puddles and damp mud after recent rains. Survey by vehicle & foot
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Johan Wasserman
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		200
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		200
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		80
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Friday 24 October 2025 06:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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