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    Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (32481810)

    Western Cape
    Card 4812
    Compiler 163
    Location code 32481810Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-02-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1779
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		1130
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		260
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		640
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		230
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		390
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		6380
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		1700
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		2110
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		400
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		100
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		130
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		300
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		370
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		2130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		490
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		290
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		140
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50


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    Friday 31 October 2025 02:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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