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    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512226
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 08:15
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 0
    Total Count 0
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The highest water levels ever seen. The paved walkway on the southern side waterlogged - no place for waders
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		240
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		580
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		190Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		190
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		420Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		300
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		420Confirmed Breeding
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		340Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1450Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		180Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		140
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    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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