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    Chatty Saltpans (33512535)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512299
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33512535Chatty Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2018-02-03
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:35
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 45
    Total Count 7212
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 11Partial reclamation/drainage/ditches/land fill
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Operational pans almost full. Drought since Oct 2015 so none operational wetlands very low to dry.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Keith Joubert
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		18730
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		910
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1180
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		260
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		230
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		260
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		8250
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2950
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		161Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		2050
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		810
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		391Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		250
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		2171Confirmed Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5940
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		50
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1570
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		271Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		691Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		4320
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		5090
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		1810
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		240
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		3830
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		2010
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		121Confirmed Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		2270
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		390
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		2890
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		440
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		440
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		110
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		400


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