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Source of information: Maritz (2020) and Maritz L (un-
published information).
Northern Mining Pond N84
Coordinates: 28.3390 S, 16.1128 E
Description: Abandoned High Transmission (HT) power
line poles
Conservation status: Not protected
Species breeding: White-breasted Cormorant
Numbers breeding (pairs):
Year White-breasted Cormorant
2017 12 Exposed bedrock and boulders in Pond N70 used for breeding by
2018 7 Kelp Gull (photo L Maritz)
2019 7
2020 8 Northern Mining Pond N49
Coordinates: 28.4124 S, 16.1967 E
2021 11 Description: Abandoned HT poles
Conservation status: Not protected
Northern Mining Pond N83 Species breeding: White-breasted Cormorant
Coordinates: 28.3460 S, 16.1169 E Numbers breeding (pairs):
Description: Exposed bedrock
Conservation status: Not protected Year White-breasted Cormorant
Species breeding: Hartlaub’s Gull 2017 12
Numbers breeding (pairs): 2018 7

Year Hartlaub’s Gull 2019 11
2017 0 2020 13
2018 0 2021 10
2019 0 Northern Mining Pond N47
2020 0 Coordinates: 28.4235 S, 16.2050 E
2021 12 Description: Exposed bedrock and boulders in the pond
Conservation status: Not protected
Northern Mining Pond N70 Species breeding: Hartlaub’s Gull
Coordinates: 28.3690 S, 16.1445 E Numbers breeding (pairs):
Description: Exposed bedrock and boulders in a pond
Conservation status: Not protected Year Hartlaub’s Gull
Species breeding: Kelp Gull 2017 2
Numbers breeding (pairs): 2018 8
Year Kelp Gull 2019 0
2017 2 2020 0
2018 2 2021 0
2019 2 Southern Mining Pond S4
2020 2 Coordinates: 28.5892 S, 16.3876 E
2021 2 Description: Abandoned mining equipment (a dredge)
Conservation status: Not protected
Species breeding: White-breasted Cormorant
Numbers breeding (pairs):

Year White-breasted Cormorant
2019 0
2020 25
2021 30
Note: The dredge was not used for breeding in 2019.

HT poles used by White-breasted Cormorants for nesting at Pond
N84 (photo L Maritz)

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