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    Berg River 7: Kliphoek River and Floodplain (32491813)

    Western Cape
    Card 508289
    Compiler 45
    Location code 32491813Berg River 7: Kliphoek River and Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-02-09
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:35
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 35
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very hot day and strong winds made counting very difficult. There were lots of boats racing up and down the river as well as fishermen along the river edges.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		100
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Friday 30 January 2026 04:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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