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    Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (32501812)

    Western Cape
    Card 501083
    Compiler 838
    Location code 32501812Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-08-02
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:10
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1191
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		2270
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		460
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		690
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1640
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		3010
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		280
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		180
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		500
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		270
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		190
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		60
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1180
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		470
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		240


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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