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    Berg River 1: Mouth and Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape

    Card 511804
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth and Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 417
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 24Development/housing/resorts
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Bentley Gordon
     
    0Grewar van Huyssteen
     
    0Heather Gordon
     
    976Michiel Moll
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    1500
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    120
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    340
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    420
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    160
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    430
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    550
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    100
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    230
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10


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    Saturday 07 February 2026 06:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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