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    Berg River 11: Doornfontein Floodplain (32521819)

    Western Cape

    Card 512495
    Compiler 23938
    Location code 32521819Berg River 11: Doornfontein Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 1133
    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
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1917Ian Wagstaff
     
    14166Jan Kotze
     
    18082Ingrid Friday
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    350
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    110
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    1500
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    160
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    1500
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    920
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    40
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)
    60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    270
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    380
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    300
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    310
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    4470
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    150


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    Friday 11 September 2026 08:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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