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    Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (32481811)

    Western Cape
    Card 500601
    Compiler 106
    Location code 32481811Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:10
    End time 15:35
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 42
    Total Count 2642
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0L.Martin
     
    0M.Tripp
     
    0O.Schmidt
     
    0S.Schmidt
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		7620
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		220
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		170
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2150
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		3740
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		80
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		280
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		370
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		120
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		410Probably Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		650
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		190
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		500
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		40
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		960
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		960
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1110Confirmed Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		5210Confirmed Breeding
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		240Possibly Breeding
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		390


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