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Southern Mining Pond S3 Description: An abandoned Bucket Wheel used in mining
Coordinates: and small boulder islands
28.5942 S, 16.3926 E (HT Pole 1) Conservation status: Not protected (protected from
28.5937 S, 16.3920 E (HT Pole 2) mining activities)
Description: Old HT poles Species breeding: Kelp Gull, Hartlaub’s Gull, Grey Heron,
Conservation status: Not protected African Spoonbill, Sacred Ibis
Species breeding: White-breasted Cormorant Numbers breeding (pairs):
Numbers breeding (pairs):

Year White-breasted Cormorant Year Kelp Gull Hartlaub’s Gull Grey Heron African Spoonbill Sacred Ibis
2017 4
2018 4 2017 0 0 10 12 0
2021 0
2018 0 0 6 12 0
Note: HT poles were present in 2021 but not used for 2019 0 0 0 13 1
breeding. 2020 1 34 12 26 5
2021 1 4 0 11 0
Southern Mining Pond S2
Coordinates:
28.5948 S, 16.4156 E (Bucket Wheel)
28.5989 S, 16.4122 E (Boulders)
Reference:

Maritz L. 2020. Ecological role of mining ponds in Southern Coastal Mines, Namibia. MSc thesis, University of Cape Town, 179 pp.

The Bucket Wheel used by Grey Heron for breeding at Pond S2 (photo L Maritz)

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