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    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512099
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2022-11-04
    Season OOther
    Start time 14:00
    End time 14:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 353
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water levels still extremely high - no space for waders.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		340Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		470Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50Probably Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10Confirmed Breeding
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		120Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		330Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		580Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		190
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		290Confirmed Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		50
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		190
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		250
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		170
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		10


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    Tuesday 26 May 2026 07:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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