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    Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (32511814)

    Western Cape

    Card 511812
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32511814Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 09:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 142
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 14Tourism/recreation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    976Beverley Moll
     
    976Michiel Moll
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    30
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    450
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    150
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    50
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)
    20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    50
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    60


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    Friday 30 January 2026 01:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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