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    Berg River 20: Admiral Island Saltmarsh and Port Owen Canals (32451809)

    Western Cape
    Card 512455
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32451809Berg River 20: Admiral Island Saltmarsh and Port Owen Canals (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 210
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 4Cutting/clearance of vegetation
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The weather was really cold and miserable with a light drizzle. Many of the birds were hunkering down.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Natie Cronje
     
    0Wendy Wentzel
     
    976Beverley Moll
     
    976Michiel Moll
     
    23326Philipp Grundlingh
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		240
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		640
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		100
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		220
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		30


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    Monday 27 July 2026 09:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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