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    Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (32521815)

    Western Cape
    Card 511539
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32521815Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 13:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 389
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 6Agriculture along drying margings
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes River bank showing erosion, hence better visibility for bird watching. Road along the river bank was dry but the pans in the floodplain between the river and the farm house were full.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Lizette Nel
     
    0Marianna Vallely
     
    20519Ettienne Kotze
     
    20826Rocco Nel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		200
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		140
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		90
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		470
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		760
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		340
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		130
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    169Harrier, Black
    (Circus maurus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		130
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		380
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		70
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		300


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 09:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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