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    Berg River 5: De Plaat (32481812)

    Western Cape
    Card 4135
    Compiler 195
    Location code 32481812Berg River 5: De Plaat (Western Cape)
    Start date 2001-08-05
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 14:40:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1976
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		210
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		140
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		470
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		500
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		530
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		13750
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		200
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		160
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		390
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		520
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1250
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		170
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		180Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		240
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		210


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    Monday 03 November 2025 05:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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