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

    Western Cape
    Card 508632
    Compiler 107
    Location code 32481810Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:10
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1621
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Cape Teal: one pair with two chicks. White-fronted Plover: found nest with three eggs. Lesser Flamingo: about 120 juveniles.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0German Montoya
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		390
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		320
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		840
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		750
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		180
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		6340
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		3260
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		151Confirmed Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		180
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		180
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		750
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		490
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		190
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1270
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		140
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		210


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    Friday 31 October 2025 02:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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