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    Rocherpan Marine Protected Area (32361817)

    Western Cape
    Card 512367
    Compiler 22242
    Location code 32361817Rocherpan Marine Protected Area (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-03
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 8
    Total Count 99
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 10Large scale netting fishing
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes A good variety of species recorded along MPA.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    44Gannet, Cape
    (Morus capensis)    		100
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		280
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		70
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		500
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		00
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    4137Petrel, White-chinned
    (Procellaria aequinoctialis)    		10


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    Monday 27 July 2026 10:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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