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    Berg River 10: Kersefontein Floodplain (32531819)

    Western Cape
    Card 511875
    Compiler 21274
    Location code 32531819Berg River 10: Kersefontein Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:10
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 515
    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 Very little water in floodplain. Water at heronry pans, and at Gate 3 pan (at top end of runway - furthest from house). Remainder dry, including pans in river oxbows. Very hot. Reeds at heronry showing poor regrowth after burn 1.5 years ago - area heavily trampled by livestock.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    79Stork, Black
    (Ciconia nigra)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		720Confirmed Breeding
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		320
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1400
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		170
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		300
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		210
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		180
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		270
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		450
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		160
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		170


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    Monday 06 April 2026 03:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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