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    Wadrif Saltpan (32131821)

    Western Cape
    Card 511350
    Compiler 2158
    Location code 32131821Wadrif Saltpan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-04-02
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:45
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 3946
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 6Agriculture along drying margings
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Light SW , clear. water level noticeably dropping but still substantial.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		150
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		300
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		270
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		7230
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		6660
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		520
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3780
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		390
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		250
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		2830
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		100
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		610
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		200
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		2080
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		4100
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		500
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		480
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		80
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		670
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		410
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1200
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		2500
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		500
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		3000
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		150


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 11:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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