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    Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (32481810)

    Western Cape
    Card 512539
    Compiler 107
    Location code 32481810Berg River 2: Cerebos Saltpans (now Cape Salt Company) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 2153
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 23Salt works
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Lesser flamingo juveniles: ~50; Greater flamingo juveniles: ~20; Egyptian goose incubating nest with 6 eggs.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    4819Ralf Mullers
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		350
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		270
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		490
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		7440
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2040
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		390Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		600
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		350
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		270
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		570
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		720
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		2690
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		4230
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		220
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		280


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    Friday 11 September 2026 10:50
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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