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    Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape
    Card 505064
    Compiler 1449
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-07-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 814
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes We only recorded the Cape Cormorant that were perched on our side of the river. There were(tens of) thousands of them flying up and down mainly coming from the salt flats.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		2190
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		210
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		220
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		430
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		340
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		270
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		620
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		440
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		820
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1430
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		90
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		110


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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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