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    Vermont Salt Pan (34251910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512113
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34251910Vermont Salt Pan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-07-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 09:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 243
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The pan is filled way beyond its levels - the hiking paths are under water. No habitats for wading birds. Note that there seems to be a new Reed Cormorant roost in the reeds in front of the bluegums. Many of them flew in the direction of the estuary when we arrived.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    22795Tierck Hoekstra
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		140
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		370
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1410
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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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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