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    Coega Saltpans (33472540)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 501428
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33472540Coega Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:10
    End time 13:05
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 1258
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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 has been 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. New vacuum salt factory has started operating in Coega IDZ. Takes brine from the ponds into the factory rather than scraping salt out from the ponds. Means that many of the pans are low or empty & fewer birds than normal. Some rain late June filled some of the pans a little.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3210
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		610
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		70
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		342Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1190
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1210
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3670
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1820
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		90
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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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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