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    Coega Saltpans (33472540)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512305
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33472540Coega Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2023-07-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:05
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 1717
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 12Total reclamation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Most operational pans 100% full. Most of non-operational pans full after 100mm rain in May & 40mm rain June 2023. Long-term plan is for Port of Ngqura to expand into the pans
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		1110
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		681Confirmed Breeding
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1860
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2680
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2850
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		160
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		200
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		210
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1020
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		220
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		210
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		230
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		290
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		320
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		570
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		2330
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		230
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		800
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		90
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		330


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    Sunday 10 May 2026 01:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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