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    Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape
    Card 1841
    Compiler 163
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-09-18
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:45:00
    End time 13:15:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 38954
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		500
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		375520
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		410
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		350
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3500
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		260
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		340
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		200
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		430
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		720
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2600
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		4020
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		50


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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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