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    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape

    Card 512127
    Compiler 22052
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-08
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30
    End time 08:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 386
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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)
    70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    320
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    610
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    60
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    160
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    490
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    420
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    70
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    180
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    470
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    110
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    180
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    500
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    10
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)
    20


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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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