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    Berg River 11: Doornfontein Floodplain (32521819)

    Western Cape

    Card 505117
    Compiler 529
    Location code 32521819Berg River 11: Doornfontein Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-07-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:20
    End time 12:10
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 156
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Nearly got stuck in the mud on river bank. Could not access man-made pans - to slippery for vehicle or on foot. Natural pan little standing water. Only Lesser Flamingos.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    10
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    120
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    980
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)
    40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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