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Table 1: Numbers of seabirds breeding at Penguin Island, Lambert’s Bay, and its surrounds, 1956–2020. The extent of the area (ha)
occupied by Cape Gannets for breeding is also indicated
White- Grey- Greater
Year African Cape Cape Bank breasted Crowned Kelp Hartlaub's headed Crested
Penguin Gannet Cormorant Cormorant Cormorant Cormorant Gull Gull Gull Term

Pairs Area Pairs Pairs Pairs Pairs Pairs Pairs Pairs Pairs Pairs
('000s)
1956 250 0.18 5.71 30,977 69 74
1963 32
1966 39
1967 0.12 3.59 9,698
1969 0.10 3.04
1970 30,000 25
1971 30
1973 33
1974 27
1975 41 7 33
1976
1977 34
1978 37 0.17 5.40 13,519 6 14 8 14 0
1979 50 9,604 36 15 18
1980 0.23 7.09 969 33 3
1981 0.24 7.31
1982 0.21 6.65
1983 0.19 5.89
1984 0.31 9.68 0
1985 0.27 8.53
1986 0.35 10.78
1987 21 0.44 13.78 0
1988 23 0.35 10.75 4,413 18 6 3 7 0
1989 0.34 10.43 2.436 33 12 10 18 0 0
1990 30 0.30 9.30 2,882 23 15 17 31 0 0
1991 25 0.37 11.43 4,769 16 11 10 50 0 0
1992 18 0.33 10.19 2,153 13 34 7 15 0 0
1993 22 0.32 10.11 878 11 18 10 27 6 0
1994 16 0.30 9.37 0 11 8 29 52 105 0
1995 26 0.30 9.23 1,620 4 11 17 68 66 19
1996 20 0.34 10.46 643 2 17 17 100 205 1 179
1997 23 0.34 10.69 958 1 17 9 88 112 1 383
1998 27 0.31 9.69 520 1 21 17 95 0 0
1999 11 1,617 0 16 16 47 160 0
2000 10 0.36 11.23 2,085 0 28 16 86 6 0
2001 9 0.30 9.20 3,381 0 23 13 110 0 0
2002 9 0.29 9.04 1,154 0 15 35 73 0 0
2003 18 0.33 10.17 535 0 13 10 92 12 0
2004 22 0.15 4.79 274 0 16 13 62 0 0
2005 10 0.00 0 291 0 13 7 40 0 0
2006 0 0.13 4.05 58 0 16 10 69 0 0
2007 0 0.27 8.40 59 0 6 23 89 0 0
2008 0 0.25 7.77 137 0 4 4 103 0 0
2009 0 0.20 6.28 39 0 8 14 93 0 0
2010 0 0.28 8.60 22 0 1 56 154 2 68
2011 0 0.27 8.27 30 0 5 0 53 0 0
2012 0 0.28 8.60 36 0 7 67 54 0 0 0
2013 0 0.13 3.90 115 0 6 87 92 0 0 0
2014 0 0.23 7.09 37 0 6 113 89 0 0 0
2015 0 0.25 7.87 77 0 7 117 138 0 0 0
2016 0 0.27 8.41 96 0 7 73 110 0
2017 0 0.24 7.46 60 0 10 19 83 0 0 0
2018 0 0.22 6.78 57 0 11 95
2019 0 49 0 0 81
2020 0 49 0 12 6
2021 0 32 13 81

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