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    Bar None Saltpan (33502533)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510519
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502533Bar None Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2017-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:20
    End time 09:20
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1492
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 12Total reclamation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Saltpan pump equipment stolen late 2016. Unable to pump water to next pans. Pans starting to dry up. Drought since Oct 2015. This survey pans c60% full. Count by vehicle & foot
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		4235Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		150
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3160
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		550
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		200
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		610
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		431Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		210
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		7290
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		30
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		480
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		130
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		110
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		160
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		320
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		190


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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