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    Coega Saltpans (33472540)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512304
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33472540Coega Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2024-01-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:55
    End time 13:50
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 48
    Total Count 2917
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 12Total reclamation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Operational pans lower than normal (c60% full). Other pans c30% full. Port of Ngqura expansion planned to replace saltpans in the future.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		290Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		640
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		5820
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		5660
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		461Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1430
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		330
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		270
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		641Confirmed Breeding
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		330
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		51Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		231Confirmed Breeding
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		60
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1630
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		241Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		581Probably Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		593Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		880
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		4870
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		10
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		100
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		320
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1184Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		460
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		890
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		210
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		240


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