Kensalt Saltworks (02594009) | |
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Kenya | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | |
| Management status | PRIVATE |
| Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2016-08-25 |
| Brief_description |
| A long-established active salt works created in cleared mangrove forest and the adjacent scrubland inland from it. The largest pans on the seaward side change in water level somewhat but always remain with reasonable levels - they are not normally allowed to dry out. The later pans can be flooded or dry depending on where they're at in the salt cycle. Large numbers of waders use the pans for roosting over the high tide - flying in from the creeks and mudflats among the mangroves and along the shoreline over the high tide. The section of tidal creek that is visible from the main inlet pump for the saltworks is also included in the counts. |
| Physical_features |
| Man-made pools varying in depth from c.1 m to dry. Also some natural mangrove-fringed tidal creeks. |
| Hydrological_features |
| Man pans are entirely man-made and tightly managed with regard to waterlevels to maximise salt production. Wide tidal creeks with some narrow tributaries that leave exposed mud banks at low tide and are flooded over the high tide. |
| Ecological_features |
| Very high salinity levels in some of the ponds which still attract large numbers of waders. The less saline pans are deeper and hold some fish which attracts cormorants and other fish-eating birds. Seaward side of the site is totally bordered with de |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 4 | 6.33 | 10 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 3 | 53.80 | 184 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 28 | 62.67 | 99 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 10 | 50.40 | 117 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 150 | 150.00 | 150 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 2188 | Egret, Dimorphic | Egretta dimorpha | 4 | 25.25 | 51 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 5 | 6.60 | 11 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 18.75 | 69 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 65 | 792.00 | 1394 | 1250 | 625 | 750 |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 81 | 81.00 | 81 | |||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 8 | 19.67 | 31 | |||
| 933 | Gull, Black-headed | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | 1 | 9.00 | 17 | |||
| 2058 | Gull, Sooty | Ichthyaetus hemprichii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 3.14 | 10 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 3 | 18.14 | 39 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 2 | 7.86 | 15 | |||
| 1031 | Lapwing, Spur-winged | Vanellus spinosus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.57 | 3 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 894 | Oystercatcher, Eurasian | Haematopus ostralegus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 3 | 25.20 | 46 | |||
| 41 | Pelican, Pink-backed | Pelecanus rufescens | 12 | 28.00 | 82 | |||
| 272 | Phalarope, Red-necked | Phalaropus lobatus | 2 | 3.50 | 5 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 29 | 67.86 | 149 | |||
| 239 | Plover, Greater Sand | Charadrius leschenaultii | 1 | 30.17 | 118 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 4 | 28.17 | 102 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 234 | Plover, Lesser Sand | Charadrius mongolus | 1 | 13.20 | 30 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 4.25 | 9 | |||
| 261 | Redshank, Common | Tringa totanus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 3 | 10.00 | 26 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 80 | 318.00 | 1005 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 36.14 | 146 | |||
| 257 | Sandpiper, Terek | Xenus cinereus | 1 | 4.25 | 11 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 2 | 31.50 | 72 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 25.00 | 76 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 3 | 401.14 | 735 | |||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 1.75 | 4 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 3 | 16.40 | 40 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 6 | 17.14 | 38 | 20 | ||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1016 | 1016.00 | 1016 | 500 | 250 | 200 |
| 902 | Tern, Gull-billed | Gelochelidon nilotica | 4 | 121.43 | 432 | 380 | ||
| 297 | Tern, Lesser Crested | Thalasseus bengalensis | 4 | 4.50 | 5 | |||
| 2070 | Tern, Saunders's | Sternula saundersi | 1 | 42.00 | 134 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 250 | 250.00 | 250 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 11 | 39.00 | 67 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 150 | 2016.25 | 4665 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 79.43 | 257 |
Saturday 20 April 2024 03:45
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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