Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (32481810) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | PRIVATE LAND |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA104 - LOWER BERG RIVER WETLANDS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1994-01-16 |
| Brief_description |
| An IBA. The lower reaches and mouth of the Berg River, incorporating the open estuary, mudflats and lagoon, various saltpans, permanent marshes and riparian reedbeds, floodplains at Kruispad, Langrietvlei and Kersfontein, the Kliphoek River, and Doornfontein pan. A very important wetland system, with large concentrations of many waterbird species in summer and winter, with globally significant numbers of seven species, nationally significant numbers of six more, and large counts of White Pelican, cormorants, ibises, waterfowl, Blacksmith Plover, Avocet and terns. Saltpans are being enlarged at the expense of mud flats and reedbeds (Kliphoek). Other important threats include boating, water- skiing, dam construction (Kliphoek River), and gill net fishing; there is some pollution and hunting. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 16.57 | 88 | ||||
| 255 | Calidris alba | 5 | 87.67 | 249 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 48.02 | 172 | 125 | ||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 36.25 | 140 | |||
| 49 | Cormorant, Bank | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 3566.57 | 50600 | 5500 | 2750 | 3000 |
| 51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 1 | 24.40 | 53 | 53 | 26 | |
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 14.10 | 192 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 13.49 | 64 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 1.71 | 3 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 6.07 | 35 | |||
| 10006 | Duck, Domestic | Anas platyrhynchos | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 7.10 | 45 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 11.73 | 41 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 2.14 | 5 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 40 | 433.47 | 1416 | 1250 | 625 | 750 |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 358.31 | 1343 | 600 | ||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser | 9 | 13.00 | 17 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 9.58 | 37 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 5.56 | 19 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 100.30 | 553 | 250 | 125 | 240 |
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 3.06 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 9.57 | 29 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 11.35 | 134 | |||
| 2062 | Gull, Great Black-backed | Larus marinus | 35 | 35.00 | 35 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 3.00 | 6 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 3 | 151.09 | 581 | 250 | 125 | 300 |
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 4 | 70.50 | 327 | 300 | 150 | |
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 2.33 | 5 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 7.27 | 117 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 13.30 | 41 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.77 | 5 | |||
| 70 | Heron, White-backed Night | Gorsachius leuconotus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 44.00 | 311 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 2 | 61.90 | 281 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 4.51 | 13 | |||
| 254 | Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | 1 | 3.33 | 8 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 14.04 | 36 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 14.00 | 72 | |||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 1 | 8.58 | 43 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 25.39 | 400 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 9.11 | 49 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 2 | 36.73 | 290 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 5.15 | 20 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 5.72 | 21 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 261 | Redshank, Common | Tringa totanus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 13.91 | 41 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 64.88 | 430 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 4.90 | 23 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 3.44 | 19 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 1 | 5.06 | 18 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 12.66 | 40 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 13 | 68.08 | 268 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 74.34 | 266 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 25.24 | 211 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 8.38 | 35 | |||
| 294 | Tern, Arctic | Sterna paradisaea | 2 | 11.00 | 20 | |||
| 903 | Tern, Black | Chlidonias niger | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 3.65 | 14 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 96.62 | 937 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 58.71 | 1500 | 500 | 250 | 200 |
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 2 | 22.50 | 57 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 22.24 | 122 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 4 | 19.00 | 60 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 5.50 | 12 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 3 | 7.40 | 11 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 21 | 24.50 | 28 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 22.64 | 60 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 5.75 | 23 |
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