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    Berg River 5: De Plaat (32481812)

    Western Cape
    Card 511554
    Compiler 1899
    Location code 32481812Berg River 5: De Plaat (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30
    End time 12:10
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1707
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes It's not possible to access the area near the Sishen line as there are fences.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    19655Karis Daniel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		390
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		330
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1190
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		240
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		140
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		300
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		40
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		370
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		520
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		250
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		390
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		70
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9710
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		750
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		100
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		880
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		400
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		100
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		80
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 06:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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