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    Berg River 11: Doornfontein Floodplain (32521819)

    Western Cape
    Card 511535
    Compiler 14166
    Location code 32521819Berg River 11: Doornfontein Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:20
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 655
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 4 Namaqua Sandgrouses were seen
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Jomarie Louw
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		180
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		470
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		410
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		880
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		200
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		500
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		140
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		250
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		200
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		230
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1750
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		150
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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    Monday 08 December 2025 12:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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