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    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape

    Card 512124
    Compiler 22052
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-11-02
    Season OOther
    Start time 05:15
    End time 06:45
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 313
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    330
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    650
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    140Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10Confirmed Breeding
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    300
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    290
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    190
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    640Confirmed Breeding
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    100
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)
    10


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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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