Nantwich Saltpan (28292446) | |
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Northern Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Northern Cape Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation |
| Management status | PRIVATE LAND |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | No |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1996-01-24 |
| Brief_description |
| A pan at the Nantwich Saltworks. Summer and winter counts for 1996 and 1997 have yielded small numbers of 10 waterbird species, including two waterfowl species, four plovers and three other shorebird species. The only inland site in the Northern Cape where Chestnutbanded Plover is regular; it is the second commonest species recorded, with 5-9 birds present throughout the year; up to 14 Little Stint are recorded in summer. A severe threat is landfill/reclamation at the saltworks; human disturbance is an important threat, and livestock grazing/trampling a mild threat. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | , Ruff | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 10.00 | 23 | |||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 16.33 | 39 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 2 | 5.00 | 8 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 4.00 | 6 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 4 | 6.50 | 9 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 11 | 54.00 | 97 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 12.50 | 24 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 1.67 | 3 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 20.33 | 52 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 2 | 9.00 | 16 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 14 | 52.50 | 91 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 254 | Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 6.50 | 20 | |||
| 230 | Painted-snipe, Greater | Rostratula benghalensis | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 1 | 7.35 | 22 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 2 | 21.80 | 104 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 3.70 | 10 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 2 | 19.50 | 37 | |||
| 282 | Pratincole, Black-winged | Glareola nordmanni | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 5.50 | 15 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 7 | 14.00 | 21 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 2.75 | 6 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 7 | 11.00 | 15 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 22.25 | 186 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 17.62 | 96 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 884 | Swan, Mute | Cygnus olor | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 4.10 | 16 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 12 | 27.50 | 43 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 12.00 | 23 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 7 | 16.00 | 25 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 3.36 | 18 |
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