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    Coega Saltpans (33472540)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512306
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33472540Coega Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2023-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:50
    End time 13:25
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 48
    Total Count 1571
    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 c80% full. Other pans c30% full. Long term plan is for Port of Ngqura to expand into the saltpans
    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)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		91Confirmed Breeding
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		210
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		120
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		251Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1510
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		241Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		640
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		320
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		171Confirmed Breeding
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		110
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1230
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		270
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		540
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		592Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		910
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		4790
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		40
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		80
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		160
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1260
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		520
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		520
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		100
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		50
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		110
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		150


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