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    Berg River 11: Doornfontein Floodplain (32521819)

    Western Cape

    Card 511342
    Compiler 21274
    Location code 32521819Berg River 11: Doornfontein Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-08-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 14:20
    End time 16:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 763
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 7Excessive livestock trampling/grazing
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Rising tide. Floodplain has dried up considerably since July flooding. On foot/motor vehicle.
    Survey notes


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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    12010Probably Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    50
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    1200
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    550
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    180
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    480
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    820
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    100
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    260
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    230
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1500
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    510
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    160


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    Thursday 03 April 2025 11:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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