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    Bar None Saltpan (33502533)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510563
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502533Bar None Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2011-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:55
    End time 10:40
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 3661
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 8Hunting/trapping/poaching of birds
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Individual saltpan levels: 80%, 80% (some mud exposed) & 20% (lots of mud, drying down). Drought then 26mm rain 5 Feb 2011. Count by vehicle & foot.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		4318Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1960
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		210
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1451Confirmed Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		60
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		470
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		471Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		331Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20240
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		4980
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		870
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		110
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		180
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		40
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		2910
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1090
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		351Confirmed Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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