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    Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (32501812)

    Western Cape

    Card 511869
    Compiler 838
    Location code 32501812Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 12:11
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 2897
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    160
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    210
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    100
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    240
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    1580
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    440
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    30
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    850
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    8140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    90
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    8350
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    6370
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    540
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    150
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    250
    272Phalarope, Red-necked
    (Phalaropus lobatus)
    30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    80
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    180
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    250
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    150
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    410


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    Monday 06 April 2026 03:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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