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    Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (32521815)

    Western Cape

    Card 512480
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32521815Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 559
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 6Agriculture along drying margings
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Lizette Nel
     
    0Louise Botha
     
    0Marianna Vallely
     
    0Melanie Maske
     
    0Nic Maske
     
    0Niel Botha
     
    20519Ettienne Kotze
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    230
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    200
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    870
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    170
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    110
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    150
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    250
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    530
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)
    110
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    270
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    790
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    550
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    570
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    90


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    Friday 31 July 2026 07:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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