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    Dassen Island (33251805)

    Western Cape
    Card 510369
    Compiler 22315
    Location code 33251805Dassen Island (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-12-31
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:19
    End time 15:25
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 7110
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sunny, mid-high tide, a bit windy. Parts of the coast not seen due to breeding White Pelicans and Cape Cormorants. (Not all Bank Cormorants seen). White Pelicans: 90 of the 207 were chicks/juveniles. White-breasted Cormorants: 9 of the 20 were juveniles. Crowned Cormorants: 80 of the 404 were chicks/juveniles. Bank Cormorants: 3 of the 27 were chicks. Kelp Gulls: 267 of the 1247 were juveniles. African Penguins: 287 of the 993 were juveniles.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    2Penguin, African
    (Spheniscus demersus)    		9930
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		2076Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		204Confirmed Breeding
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		40947Confirmed Breeding
    49Cormorant, Bank
    (Phalacrocorax neglectus)    		277Confirmed Breeding
    51Cormorant, Crowned
    (Microcarbo coronatus)    		40444Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		80
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		820
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		8230
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		4220
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		830
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		1150Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		220Confirmed Breeding
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		1020
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		12470Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		6910
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10410
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		820
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1860
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		1240


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 11:02
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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