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    Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (32501812)

    Western Cape
    Card 500311
    Compiler 838
    Location code 32501812Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:27
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 1414
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Some mist initially. About 8% (40 birds) of the Lesser Flamingo were youngsters.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		420
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2320
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		4930
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		140
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		210
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		390
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		860
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		410
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		500
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		110
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		20
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		30
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		1160
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		970
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		210
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		340
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		100


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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