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    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512108
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-04-16
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:00
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 294
    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 very high - not for waders. The cormorant breeding platform has basically disintegrated: no cormorants on it.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		310Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		190Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		350Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		240Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		580Confirmed Breeding
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		20Confirmed Breeding
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		260Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		280Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		10


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    Wednesday 01 April 2026 12:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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