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    Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (32501812)

    Western Cape
    Card 6696
    Compiler 838
    Location code 32501812Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1504
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very misty during the first hour of counting making identification very difficult.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		90
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		550
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		4320
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2270
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		260
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		690
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		150
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		520
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1270Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		250Probably Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		750
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		2100
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		220
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		500
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		90
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		160


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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