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

    Western Cape
    Card 507135
    Compiler 107
    Location code 32481810Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2018-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 11:55
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 22025
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very windy day. Conspicuous absence of waders. Cape cormorant number was estimated as large flocks were leaving the salt pans.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		200000
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		130
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		380
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		7820
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		6160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		370
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		940
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		350
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		430
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2970
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		210


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    Friday 31 October 2025 02:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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