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    Berg River 5: De Plaat (32481812)

    Western Cape
    Card 511821
    Compiler 12757
    Location code 32481812Berg River 5: De Plaat (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:40
    End time 10:35
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 462
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Site was only done from the road. Did not walk all the way to the railway, through the reeds and marshes.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andisiwa Duhle
     
    976Michiel and Beverley Moll
     
    11044Linda du Plessis
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		250
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3590
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		210
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:26
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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