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Year African Penguin Year Kelp Gull Hartlaub's Gull
2001 1054 1970 1
2002 1083 1971 1
2003 1033 1972 1
2004 1196 1975 2
2005 1227 1976 1
2006 1075 1977 0
2007 824 1978 24
2008 913 1979 180
2009 704 1980 2 43
2010 933 1981 1 56
2011 663 1982 1 8
2012 831 1983 1 26
2013 553 1984 1 32
2014 962 2004 0
2015 982 2005 0
2016 870 2006 0
2017 854 2007 0
2018 1099 2008 0
2019 932 2009 0
2020 1137 2010 0
2021 975 2011 0
2022 891 2012 0
2013 0
Simon’s Town environs 2014 0
Coordinates: 34.1910 S; 18.4388 E 2015 0
Description: Breeding has taken place within Simon’s 2016 0 0
Town harbour and at Seaforth Beach between the harbour 2017 0
and Boulders Bay.
Conservation status: It is not protected. 2018 0
Species and numbers breeding: Cape Cormorant and
Kelp Gull have bred in the area. Numbers of pairs are Cape Town. It forms part of False Bay Nature Reserve
shown on the following table. (Marnewick et al. 2015).
Species and numbers breeding: One to two pairs of Kelp
Cape Kelp
Year Gull bred in the reserve between 1970 and 1984 and up to
Cormorant Gull 180 pairs of Hartlaub’s Gull between 1978 and 1984. Num-
1964 1 bers nesting each year are shown on the foregoing table.
2015 37 No breeding was recorded from 2004 onwards.
2016 30 50
2019 0 Strandfontein Sewage Works
Coordinates: 34.0828 S; 18.5132 E
Roman Rock Description: The site is separated from the sea in False
Coordinates: 34.1813 S; 18.4602 E Bay to the south only by Baden Powell Drive. It includes
Description: An offshore rock with a lighthouse that several ponds used to treat sewage and surrounding land-
is northeast of Boulders Bay and Simon’s Town Harbour. scape. The lakes of Rondevlei and Zeekoevlei are to the
Conservation status: It is not protected. north.
Species and numbers breeding: Twelve pairs of Crowned Conservation status: It forms part of False Bay Nature
Cormorant nested at the lighthouse in 2010 Reserve (Marnewick et al. 2015) and is fenced around
but accessible to bird watchers. Variation in water levels
may influence availability of breeding and roosting habitat
Crowned (Marnewick et al. 2015).
Year
Cormorant Species and numbers breeding: Seven seabirds have
2010 12 bred at the site. Numbers of pairs are shown on the fol-
lowing table. Maxima observed were 671 pairs of Cape
Rondevlei Nature Reserve Cormorant in 1982, 93 pairs of White-breasted Cormorant
Coordinates: 34.0624 S; 18.4945 E in 1990, 1,378 pairs of Kelp Gull in 2020, 1,195 pairs of
Description: Rondevlei Nature Reserve includes a wet- Hartlaub’s Gull in 1978, three pairs of Grey-headed Gull in
land, lake and island and several bird-watching hides. 1980, 828 pairs of Greater Crested Tern in 1982 and one
Conservation status: It is administered by the City of pair of Caspian Tern in 1969 and 1981.

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