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

    Western Cape
    Card 8293
    Compiler 1623
    Location code 32481810Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:45:00
    End time 12:45:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 2130
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Approximately 35 to 40% of the Lesser Flamingoes were in juvenile plumage. Approximately 20% of the Black-necked Grebe were males in breeding plumage.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		4670
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		890
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		140
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1350
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		8090
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		200
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		450
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		740
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		560
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		900
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1590
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		800
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		310


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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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