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    Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (32481810)

    Western Cape
    Card 508955
    Compiler 107
    Location code 32481810Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:50
    End time 13:10
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 6867
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Large flock of roosting Cape Cormorants, estimated around 5000 birds, flying off to forage in a steady stream for about one hour until the roost was empty.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		240
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		370
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		50000
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		250
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		390
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		220
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		250
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		6470
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2630
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		80
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		160
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		80
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		70
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		400
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		140
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		530
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		3860
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		870
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		880
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		270


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 08:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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