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    Chatty Saltpans (33512535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 6628
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33512535Chatty Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2005-07-10
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:10:00
    End time 11:25:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 2513
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Caspian Terns: Largest number of pairs nesting for many years.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10240
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		220
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		150
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		80
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1940
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2870
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		640
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		973Confirmed Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		90
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		660
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		260
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		260
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		590
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		450
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		210
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		38940Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		4239Confirmed Breeding
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		680


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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