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    Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape
    Card 2435
    Compiler 223
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 1998-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:15:00
    End time 14:30:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1934
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		680
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		4100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		200
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		340
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		460
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3300
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		160
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		260
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		200
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		160
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		230
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		5900
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2650
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20


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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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