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    Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape
    Card 510006
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 1718
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 14Tourism/recreation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Allan Ward
     
    0Bentley Gordon
     
    0Heather Gordon
     
    976Michiel Moll
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		13800
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		150
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1070
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		180
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		510
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		180
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		50
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		640
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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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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