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

    Western Cape
    Card 5147
    Compiler 163
    Location code 32481810Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1695
    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 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		1790
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    49Cormorant, Bank
    (Phalacrocorax neglectus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		340
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		150
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		220
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		6560
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		3320
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		410
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		540
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		520
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		560
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1010
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		870
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20


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    Friday 31 October 2025 02:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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