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    Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (32521815)

    Western Cape
    Card 1873
    Compiler 574
    Location code 32521815Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-11-13
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 12:15:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 263
    Wetland Condition 5Dry
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes River flowing wide and deep (into reedbeds). Virtually no sandy shore - floodplain very dry.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		270
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		11540Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		300
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		180
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		80
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		30
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		40
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 09:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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