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White-
Cape Hartlaub's Grey-headed Greater Caspian
Year breasted Kelp Gull
Cormorant Gull Gull Crested Tern Tern
Cormorant
1968 1
1969 1 1
1975 1
1976 2 40
1977 642 121
1978 36 1195 116
1979 37 0
1980 59 408 3 0
1981 6 424 0 1
1982 671 2 21 947 828
1983 1 61 34 0
1984 2 64 0
1985 42
1986 13 23
1987 71 208 3 0
1988 190 11 0
1989 12 112 0 0
1990 93 0
1991 26 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 200 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 0 1325 0 0 0
2013 0 926 0 0 0
2014 0 962 0 0 0
2015 0 893 0 0 0
2016 0 922 0 0 0
2017 0 0 1059 0 0 0 0
2018 0 1060 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0
2020 1378 0

Seal Island, False Bay facilities for Great White Pelicans and cormorants in the
Coordinates: 34.1353 S; 18.5826 E midst of a herd of Cape Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus
Description: A rocky island at the north of False Bay that pusillus) (Rand 1963). Pelicans moved to the island after
rises to about 6 m above sea level and has a surface area being displaced from Dyer Island and, following growth of
of c. 2 ha. It used to have buildings at its centre that accom- the seal population and disturbance at Seal Island by seal-
modated guano workers and personnel who maintained a ing, later relocated to Dassen Island (Rand 1963, Crawford
radar tower there. These structures afforded limited nesting et al. 1995). Bank and White-breasted Cormorants nested

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