Email:  CS/ADU no:  Password:   
  Forgot/Reset password

    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape

    Card 512272
    Compiler 22052
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-04-18
    Season OOther
    Start time 11:45
    End time 12:35
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 266
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    470
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    470
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    300
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    620
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    470
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    70
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    10


    FITZ logo   Ramsar Wetlands International https://www.sanbi.org/

    Tuesday 26 May 2026 07:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

    Creative Commons License
    This work is licensed under a
    Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License