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    Bar None Saltpan (33502533)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 511477
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502533Bar None Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:50
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 133
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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 not operational since Jan 2017 due to theft at pumps. Pans slowly dried out. This survey: Overall pans c50% full of freshwater, drying down. Some salt left in sediments. Freshwater vlei by rail: 15% full. Main saltpans 30-70% full. Pan by river dry & covered in dense saltmarsh. Count by vehicle and foot.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    50
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    40
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    590
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    130
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    270
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70


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    Sunday 20 July 2025 10:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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