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    Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (32511814)

    Western Cape

    Card 511339
    Compiler 21274
    Location code 32511814Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:28
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 202
    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
    Notes On foot/ motor vehicle. Neap tide. Receding tide.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Philipp Grundlingh
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    20
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    730
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    220
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    120
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    390
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Wednesday 02 April 2025 06:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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