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    Berg River 19: Velddrif Saltpans (32431812)

    Western Cape

    Card 511997
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32431812Berg River 19: Velddrif Saltpans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-27
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 1782
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    976Beverley Moll
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1810Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    1450
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    880
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    250
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    790
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    520
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    1090
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    9960Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    140
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    480
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70


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    Monday 06 April 2026 03:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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