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    Berg River 13: Springersbaai Floodplain (32481813)

    Western Cape
    Card 511338
    Compiler 21274
    Location code 32481813Berg River 13: Springersbaai Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:43
    End time 10:35
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 27
    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 Neap tide. On foot/ motor vehicle. Floodplain mostly dry. Birds on exposed mud next to banks.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Philipp Grundlingh
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		30


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    Saturday 27 December 2025 09:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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