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    Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (32481811)

    Western Cape
    Card 500742
    Compiler 106
    Location code 32481811Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-02-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:05
    End time 13:15
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 1155
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Strong winds half way through gave difficult conditions with birds tucked up and in cover.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0E. Kleynhans
     
    0N. Parsons
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		70
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		540
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		200
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		280
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		140
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		560
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		230
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		250
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3160
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		270
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		180
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		250
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		410
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		260
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		100
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		480
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		130
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1270
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		680
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		280
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		130
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		40
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		600


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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