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    Berg River 3: Hotel Mudflats and Estuary (32471811)

    Western Cape
    Card 5148
    Compiler 163
    Location code 32471811Berg River 3: Hotel Mudflats and Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 10:45:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 963
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		190
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		870
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    51Cormorant, Crowned
    (Microcarbo coronatus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		140
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		520
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2760
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		450
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1010
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		50
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		360
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		260
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		90
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		320
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		450
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		530
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		750Confirmed Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		90Confirmed Breeding
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		80Confirmed Breeding
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		30
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		50
    10005Duck, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		50
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		50


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    Thursday 25 December 2025 02:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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