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    Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (32481810)

    Western Cape

    Card 511817
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32481810Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 1444
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 23Salt works
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Assunta Sagnelli-Olivier
     
    0Carol
     
    0Ivone di Figueiredo
     
    976Beverley Moll
     
    976Michiel Moll
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    170
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    1040
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    240
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    370
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    430
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    80
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    6140
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    220
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    40
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    430
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    320
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    130
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    440
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    20
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    290
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    60
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    120
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    250
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    740
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    1140
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    170
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    550
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    230
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    270


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    Friday 30 January 2026 10:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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