Berg River 13: Springersbaai Floodplain (32481813) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | PRIVATE FARM |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA104 - LOWER BERG RIVER WETLANDS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2000-07-16 |
| 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 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 5.88 | 20 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 25.70 | 154 | |||
| 49 | Cormorant, Bank | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 1 | 7.00 | 22 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 7.71 | 27 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 7.89 | 24 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 3.48 | 11 | |||
| 216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 2 | 2.57 | 5 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 3.34 | 18 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 5.17 | 16 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.86 | 4 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.73 | 3 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 3 | 37.43 | 150 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 55.89 | 250 | |||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser domesticus | 1 | 12.00 | 23 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 9.83 | 43 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 7.95 | 75 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 3.75 | 6 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 2.50 | 7 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 1 | 3.43 | 12 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 13.10 | 371 | 300 | 150 | |
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.40 | 3 | |||
| 169 | Harrier, Black | Circus maurus | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.68 | 4 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 4.32 | 16 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 2 | 8.40 | 25 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 0 | 2.93 | 11 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 4.47 | 21 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 3.78 | 13 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 1.17 | 2 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 3.50 | 15 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 2.20 | 6 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 2 | 3.33 | 6 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 4.20 | 10 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 8.00 | 44 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 3.50 | 6 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 5.50 | 23 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 8.41 | 41 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 6.00 | 15 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 4.43 | 13 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 3.21 | 18 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 3.47 | 11 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 2.33 | 4 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 22.29 | 52 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 3.10 | 7 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 1.60 | 3 |
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