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    Chatty Saltpans (33512535)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 512315
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33512535Chatty Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2016-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15
    End time 13:15
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 5836
    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 saltpans 80-90% full. Adjacent wetlands dry or very low (drought since Oct 2015).
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Maelle Connan
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    10
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    5650
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    1220
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    2780
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    5870
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    2940
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    300
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    1200
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    1190
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    2550
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    20600
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    110
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    480
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    270
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    390
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    7140
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    460
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    190
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    520
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    40
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    160
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    620
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    960
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    1112Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    121Confirmed Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    80
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    640
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    160
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    120
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    380


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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