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    Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (32481810)

    Western Cape
    Card 505006
    Compiler 73
    Location code 32481810Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-07-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 52134
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes About 10 mm of rain fell previous night. Partly cloudy with icy westerly wind blowing.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		506000
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		450
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		70
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2100
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		6820
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		240
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		240
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		70
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		250
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		700
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		410
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2750
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180


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    Friday 31 October 2025 02:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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