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    Berg River 7: Kliphoek River and Floodplain (32491813)

    Western Cape
    Card 2152
    Compiler 774
    Location code 32491813Berg River 7: Kliphoek River and Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 1994-01-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:30:00
    End time 15:13:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 283
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		320
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		120
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		320
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		100
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		450
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		600
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		30
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10


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    Friday 30 January 2026 04:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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