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    Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (32511814)

    Western Cape
    Card 512514
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32511814Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 296
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 24Development/housing/resorts
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Severe erosion on the embankment in front of the 5 holiday cottages. A restoration project (through BirdLIfe SA) is underway to try and stabalize the embankment.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Ernita Flynn
     
    976Beverley Moll
     
    976Michiel Moll
     
    23326Philipp Grundlingh
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		290
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		470
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		70
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		190
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		230
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		140
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		210
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		160
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		180
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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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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