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    Bar None Saltpan (33502533)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510832
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502533Bar None Saltpan (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2024-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 12:00
    End time 13:20
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 823
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 12Total reclamation
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Saltpans not operational since Jan 2017 due to ongoing theft at pumps. Pans slowly dried out. Overall pans c30% full after heavy rain 2 June 2024. Some salt left in sediments. Freshwater vlei by rail: 95% full. Main saltpans 20-30% full. Pan by river dry & becoming covered in dense saltmarsh. Count by vehicle and foot.
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Gavin Rishworth
     
    0Saudiqa Benjamin
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		480
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3990
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		1000
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		190
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		320
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		830
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		110
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		270
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		410
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		4211Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Friday 30 January 2026 10:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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