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    Berg River 5: De Plaat (32481812)

    Western Cape
    Card 506850
    Compiler 1899
    Location code 32481812Berg River 5: De Plaat (Western Cape)
    Start date 2018-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 2265
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes It wasn't possible to count the eastern section along the edge so its possible that there will be less of the smaller plovers. It seemed as though some of the areas were shallower than usual when we do the count as there seemed to be more waders spread out over the area, not just on 'islands'
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    10147Eddie du Plessis
     
    11044Linda du Plessis
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		690
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		240
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		5440
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1050
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		150
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		210
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		170
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		5750
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		2730
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		730
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		110
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		620
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		280
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		720
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		50
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		100
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		2300
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		560


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    Wednesday 10 December 2025 07:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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