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    Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape
    Card 506577
    Compiler 1449
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00
    End time 12:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 6923
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Mist lifted at 10:20. The Cape Cormorants were flying from the Salt pans to the harbour wall at a rate of about 150 per minute
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Barbara Mace
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		66640
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		150
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		150
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		440
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		250
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		520
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		330
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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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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