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    Berg River 10: Kersefontein Floodplain (32531819)

    Western Cape
    Card 511337
    Compiler 21274
    Location code 32531819Berg River 10: Kersefontein Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-02-04
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:20
    End time 11:50
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 601
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 7Excessive livestock trampling/grazing
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Neap tide. Motor vehicle/ by foot. The wind increased throughout the morning and became strong by midday. The big pan, left-hand fence pan, and most of the channel pans were dry. Floodplain/ pans/ channels showing a lot of flood damage.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Philipp Grundlingh
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		470
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		190
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		210
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		1480
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		630
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		10
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1410
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		410
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		250
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		160
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Friday 30 January 2026 01:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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