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    Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (32501812)

    Western Cape
    Card 512517
    Compiler 838
    Location code 32501812Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:05
    End time 12:39
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 772
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The first two evaporation ponds where the water coming in from the river is very muddy and dirty, and has become shallower over the years.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		2140
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		340
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		150
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		1160
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1490
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		490
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		540
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		130
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		60
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		360
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		240


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    Tuesday 08 September 2026 04:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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