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    Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (32511814)

    Western Cape
    Card 500281
    Compiler 529
    Location code 32511814Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 10
    Openwater covered 10
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 32
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Extremely thick fog made observation very difficult for most of the morning. Wet conditions underfoot made access to riverbank impossible
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0D. Schreuder
     
    0G. Van Wyk
     
    0M. Schreuder
     
    0V. Marais
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Saturday 20 December 2025 08:18
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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