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    Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape
    Card 3797
    Compiler 73
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2001-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 4217
    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
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		4290
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		26550
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		210
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		140
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		680
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		270
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1150Probably Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		6560
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		100
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		350
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		250
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		250
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		550
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		410
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		40


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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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