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    Berg River 20: Admiral Island Saltmarsh and Port Owen Canals (32451809)

    Western Cape
    Card 512060
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32451809Berg River 20: Admiral Island Saltmarsh and Port Owen Canals (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-03-11
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:00
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 182
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 18Pollution by oil
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This is a new site and can ony be done by boat entering at the Port Owen East basin, exiting from Port Owen Main Basin and then cruising along the saltmarsh on the southern side of Admiral Island.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Natie Cronje
     
    976Beverley Moll
     
    976Michiel Moll
     
    12757Wendy Wentzel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		90
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		90
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		350
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		10
    10034Duck, Hyrbid Mallard/Yellow-billed
    (Anas platyrhynchos x undulata)    		20


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    Wednesday 11 March 2026 09:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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