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    Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape
    Card 1755
    Compiler 163
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-02-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 2577
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The last part of the count had a thick sea fog coming in off the sea.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		180
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20300
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		140
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		350
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		440
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		150
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    292Tern, Antarctic
    (Sterna vittata)    		300
    294Tern, Arctic
    (Sterna paradisaea)    		10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		80
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		2750
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		40
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		140


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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