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    Wadrif Saltpan (32131821)

    Western Cape
    Card 502018
    Compiler 11
    Location code 32131821Wadrif Saltpan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:23
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 795
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes All 5 Greater Flamingos were juvenile birds. The total number of Lesser Flamingos includes 13 Juvenile birds.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		110
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		50
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		150
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		262Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		232
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		520
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		620
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		250
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		720
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		2110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		240
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		230
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1560
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		20
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		90
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		280
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		340


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:59
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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