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    Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (32501812)

    Western Cape
    Card 508975
    Compiler 838
    Location code 32501812Berg River 6: Kliphoek Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:53
    End time 10:16
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 653
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Overcast and mild wind (SE). Saltpan levels particularly low (water)
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		170
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		60
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2560
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		150
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		280
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		90
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		1132Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		740
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		690
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		70
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		152Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		170
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		110
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Friday 30 January 2026 04:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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