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Alexander Bay Harbour promontory that provides some protection from northwest
Coordinates: 28.67 S; 16.51 E swells. Bank Cormorants have bred on the stack, White-
Description: A small harbour that supports at-sea dia- breasted and Crowned cormorants on nearby mainland
mond mining activities. Crowned Cormorants and Hart- cliffs and Cape Cormorants on both the stack and cliffs.
laub’s Gulls have nested on seldom-used boats and har- Conservation status: Not protected. It falls within the
bour structures. Alexkor mining concession, which has restricted access.
Conservation status: Not protected. It falls within the Species and numbers breeding: These are shown on the
Alexkor mining concession, which has restricted access. following table.
Species and numbers breeding: These are shown on the
following table.
Year Cape Cormorant Bank Cormorant White- breasted Cormorant Crowned Cormorant
Crowned
Year Hartlaub's Gull
Cormorant
2017 20 1980 24 30
2018 12 24 1981 88
2019 0 1992 28
1996 28 1
Humewood Harbour/Peacock Bay 2006 15
Coordinates: 28.75 S; 16.57 E 2009 0 54
Description: Humewood Harbour is a natural embayment
between Alexander Bay Harbour and Buchu Twins. Cormo- 2011 48
rants have bred on cliffs in its vicinity. 2012 14 48
Conservation status: Not protected. It falls within the 2014 5 2
Alexkor mining concession, which has restricted access.
Species and numbers breeding: These are shown on the 2015 33
following table. 2017 62 33 0 0
2018 21 26 0
White-breasted
Year Cape Cormorant 2019 1 23 0
Cormorant
1980 4 2020 1 27
1981 17 Geeldoring Pan
2011 0 Coordinates: 28.77 S; 16.57 E
2012 0 Description: Small rocky outcrops in a mining pan on
2014 105 10 which White-breasted Cormorant and Kelp Gull have
2017 5 nested.
Conservation status: Not protected. It falls within the
2018 0 0 Alexkor mining concession, which has restricted access.
2019 0 Species and numbers breeding: These are shown on the
following table.
Buchu Twins gully
Coordinates: 28.76 S; 16.57 E Year White-breasted Kelp Gull
Description: Steep cliffs and a gully that support South Cormorant
Africa’s northernmost colony of Cape Fur Seals (Arcto- 2017 13 15
cephalus pusillus pusillus). Cormorants and gulls nest on 2018 1 9
ledges amongst the seals.
Conservation status: Not protected. It falls within the Wreck of Kien Chang No. 6
Alexkor mining concession, which has restricted access. Coordinates: 28.88 S; 16.85 E
Species and numbers breeding: These are shown on the
following table. Description: A wreck close to the shore.
Conservation status: Not protected. It lies on the coast
Cape Crowned of the Alexkor mining concession, which has restricted
Year Kelp Gull
Cormorant Cormorant access.
Species and numbers breeding: These are shown on the
2017 74 1 1 following table.
2018 234 1
2019 0 5 Year White-breasted Cormorant
2012 2
Boegoeberg 2014 7
Coordinates: 28.77 S; 16.57 E 2015 5
Description: A stack comprising two large rocks
that is close to rocky cliffs on the coast, south of a 2019 10
2020 12

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