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    Berg River 4: Kuifkopvisvanger Estuary and Saltpans (previously Hotel Saltpans) (32481811)

    Western Cape
    Card 512523
    Compiler 106
    Location code 32481811Berg River 4: Kuifkopvisvanger Estuary and Saltpans (previously Hotel Saltpans) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 1805
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 23Salt works
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    11090Simon Fogarty
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		9180
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		790
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		230
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		110
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2200
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		240
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		210
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		550
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		90
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		420
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		280
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1030
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		260
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		950
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		190
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		300
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		20


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    Friday 11 September 2026 10:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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