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    Coega Saltpans (33472540)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512301
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33472540Coega Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 14:25
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 1024
    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 Operational pans c80% full. Other pans not in use c70% full (fuller than usual after reasonable autumn rains). Long term plan is for Port of Ngqura to replace the saltpans.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		80
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		210
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		490
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		120
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		200
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		850
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		1360
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		160
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		280
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		390
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1070
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		410
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		540
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		90
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		90
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1860
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		340
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		680


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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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