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    Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (32481811)

    Western Cape
    Card 503647
    Compiler 106
    Location code 32481811Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-02-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:20
    End time 13:05
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 43
    Total Count 1917
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Extremely hot 47degrees C measured by vehicle guage 13.00h. Water level in main stream of river quite high, even at low tide, due to volume of water coming down from Franschoek dam. Pied Kingfishers suspected breeding in banks of main stream. 2 salt pans near R27 road bridge drained so less birds. Kittlitz Plovers with 1 chick.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		70
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		550
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		4320
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		1360
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		290
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1230
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		250
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		120
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		100
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		491Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		2730
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1140
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		40
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		190
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		260
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		20
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		100
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		110
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1670
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		640
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		490
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		100
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		150Possibly Breeding
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		200
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		1690


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