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    Coega Saltpans (33472540)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512300
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33472540Coega Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-27
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:10
    End time 13:45
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 1631
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 12Total reclamation
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Most salt pans c80% full. Surrounding pans that aren't part of the operations almost dry (c10% full) after drought period since June 2025. Long-term plan is for Port of Ngqura to extend into the saltpans.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		190
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		381Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1400
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		200
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		340
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		140
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		40
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1670
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		460
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		680
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		270
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		641Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1090
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		5590
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		220
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		130
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1230
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		130
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		610


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    Sunday 07 June 2026 09:39
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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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