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    Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (32481811)

    Western Cape

    Card 511552
    Compiler 106
    Location code 32481811Berg River 4: Hotel Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:28
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 1808
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 23Salt works
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    11090S Fogarty
     
    21197J Wentzel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    6220
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    60
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    180
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    150
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    110
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    1870
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    1550
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    180
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    260
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    190
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    1370
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1700
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    50
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    270
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    640
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    870
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    590
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    840
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    120


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 06:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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