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    Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (32481811)

    Western Cape
    Card 504261
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 32481811Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-06-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:20
    End time 16:30
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 43
    Total Count 2287
    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 The water in the river was fairly brown. Although the count was started at low tide, the water level still seemed quite high.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		5260
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		250
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		4100
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		3900
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		740
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1170
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		420
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		640
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		360
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		610
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		160
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		590
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		2600
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		260
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		200
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		160
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180


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