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    Bar None Saltpan (33502533)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510484
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502533Bar None Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2018-06-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:35
    End time 10:25
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 8
    Total Count 18
    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 not operational since Jan 2017 due to ongoing theft at pumps. Pans slowly dried out (2 yr drought). This survey pans c2% full - 2 small brine puddles with some damp mud, rest dry. Count by vehicle and foot.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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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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