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    Berg River 7: Kliphoek River and Floodplain (32491813)

    Western Cape
    Card 510551
    Compiler 838
    Location code 32491813Berg River 7: Kliphoek River and Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-02-04
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:45
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 672
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes overcast with slightly NW wind
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    11731Zithobile Lembethe
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		200
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		2500
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1530
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		70
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		530
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		210
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		460
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		120
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		250
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		60
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		30
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Friday 30 January 2026 06:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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