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    Bar None Saltpan (33502533)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510566
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502533Bar None Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2010-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:30
    End time 00:50
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 628
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 8Hunting/trapping/poaching of birds
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Individual saltpan levels: 80%, 80% (a little mud), 50% drying (lots of mud). Vlei dry. Count by vehicle & foot
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Reg Buxton
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		2911Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		112Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1040
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		160
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		260
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		130
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		200
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1690
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		1320
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		270
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		3515Confirmed Breeding
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Friday 30 January 2026 10:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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