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    Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (32521815)

    Western Cape
    Card 510565
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32521815Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-02-04
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 286
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 6Agriculture along drying margings
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes One injured (broken wing) Greater Flamingo and one dead African Sacred Ibis
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Ettienne Kotze
     
    0Lizette Nel
     
    0Marianna Vallely
     
    976Beverley Moll
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		280
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		170
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		60Possibly Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		230
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		730
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		70
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		150Possibly Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		290Possibly Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		151Confirmed Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Wednesday 17 December 2025 05:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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