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    Coega Saltpans (33472540)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 500299
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33472540Coega Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2008-07-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:25
    End time 15:35
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 1730
    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 Portions of the original saltpan area are being lost to development as part of the Coega IDZ and Port of Ngqura developments (e.g. a rail line is being developed along the western portion and a new N2 road bridge to the north). During this count the area upstream of the N2 could not be counted as the new N2 bridge construction is in progress. Entire Algoa Bay populations of Swift Tern & Greyheaded Gulls bred on the pans this year. At least 13 adult Greyheaded Gull / Hartlaub Gull hybrids (at least one mixed pair nesting).
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		140
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		5462Confirmed Breeding
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		780
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		220
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		70
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		4310Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1100
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		180
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		190
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		2790
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		270
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1760
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		636237Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		212Confirmed Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		11Confirmed Breeding
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		192490Confirmed Breeding
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 01:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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