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    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512091
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:45
    End time 08:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 177
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The pan is totally flooded beyond the initial plant growth - no room for waders, not even avocets or stilts present. Recorded a strong flying white Quacker Duck for the first time ever at the pan.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		90
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		520Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80Probably Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50Probably Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		170
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		120
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40Probably Breeding


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    Tuesday 26 May 2026 07:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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