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    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512098
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2022-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 311
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Pan filled to the brim - no waders at all. Perfect morning weather wise.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		370Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		450
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		210
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		270Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		270Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		390Confirmed Breeding
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		240Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		300Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		10


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    Monday 06 April 2026 02:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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