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    Berg River 1: Mouth and Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape

    Card 512481
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth and Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 1287
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 24Development/housing/resorts
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Bentley Gordon
     
    0Heather Gordon
     
    0Ivone di Figueiredo
     
    976Michiel Moll
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    30
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    100
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10310
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    210
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    200
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    450
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    60
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    160
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    360
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    470
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)
    20


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    Thursday 06 August 2026 05:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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