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    Wadrif Saltpan (32131821)

    Western Cape

    Card 511450
    Compiler 2158
    Location code 32131821Wadrif Saltpan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-10
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:30
    End time 12:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 2289
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 11Partial reclamation/drainage/ditches/land fill
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes windless, clear,perfect day for the count. Lesser flamingoes dominating.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    3260
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    16890
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    320
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    70
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    650
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    120
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    110
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    40
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    680
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    390


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    Saturday 19 July 2025 01:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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