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    Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (32481811)

    Western Cape
    Card 501095
    Compiler 106
    Location code 32481811Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-08-02
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:50
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 2559
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Misty first half hour, cleared later. Extreme 2 saltpans western end of site, next to road, almost dry, suspect no use due to closing of salt works, plus gate access locked to last section of pans, had to walk these.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. Ellis
     
    0P. Nupen
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		6200
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		750
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		90
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		190
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		120
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		4310
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		4710
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		170
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		130
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		210
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		140
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		180
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		160
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		950
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		210
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		261Confirmed Breeding
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		380
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1820
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		740
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2450
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		210
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		250
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		30


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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