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    Lamberts Bay: Bird Island (32041818)

    Western Cape
    Card 511286
    Compiler 2158
    Location code 32041818Lamberts Bay: Bird Island (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-02-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 42532
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes fresh NW ,light drizzle , overcast. very high concentration of cape cormorants on the island and nearby factory roofs.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    43Gannet, Australasian
    (Morus serrator)    		20
    44Gannet, Cape
    (Morus capensis)    		360009000Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		6000076Confirmed Breeding
    51Cormorant, Crowned
    (Microcarbo coronatus)    		220
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1000
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		800
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		2000
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		250
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1500
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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