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    Coega Saltpans (33472540)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512303
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33472540Coega Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2024-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:35
    End time 15:45
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 1909
    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 all c90% full. Other pans c80% full after heavy rain on 2 June 2024. Port of Ngqura expansion planned to replace saltpans.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Carolyn Rheeder
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		2710
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		130
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		250
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		150
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		5110
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		3900
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		451Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		270
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		360
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		120
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		510
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		540
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		620
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		260
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		580
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		20
    261Redshank, Common
    (Tringa totanus)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		230
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1500
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		310
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		500


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