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    Card 512109
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-11-04
    Season OOther
    Start time 12:00
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 5
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 72
    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 Clear, windless day. Only from one vantage point due to water levels.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		80Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50


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