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    Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (32471809)

    Western Cape
    Card 6700
    Compiler 163
    Location code 32471809Berg River 1: Mouth & Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 6192
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The start was delayed due to thick fog.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		150
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		57410
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    51Cormorant, Crowned
    (Microcarbo coronatus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		130
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		70
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1370
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1620
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		90


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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