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    Berg River 5: De Plaat (32481812)

    Western Cape
    Card 356
    Compiler 71
    Location code 32481812Berg River 5: De Plaat (Western Cape)
    Start date 1994-01-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 47
    Total Count 7911
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		90
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1160
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1740
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		310
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		300
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		450
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2100
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1200
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		750
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1580
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		30
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		240
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		120
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		190
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		1480
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		300
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		51130
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		6830
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		600
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		2850
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		230
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		190
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		200
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		250
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		910
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		50
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2180
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		90
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		380
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		320
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)    		60
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		100
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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