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    Coega Saltpans (33472540)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512307
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33472540Coega Saltpans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2022-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:20
    End time 15:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1452
    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 c90% full. Other pans c50% 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)    		3510
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		280
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		260
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		600
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		530
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2450
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		220
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		150
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		340
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		61Confirmed Breeding
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		240
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		510
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		170
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		460
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		1050
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1930
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		360
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		331Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		340


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    Sunday 07 June 2026 09:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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