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28°

30° De Hoop
Nature Reserve
Atlantic Eastern Cape
Ocean Bredasdorp
32°
Western Cape Woody Cape Arniston
Bredasdorp Algoa De Mond Nature
Bay
Stilbaai Reserve
34° Indian Ocean
Cape Agulhas
16° 18° 20° 22° 24° 26° 28° 30° 32° 33°

Seal Island, Mossel Bay
Cliffs w Mossel Bay
Gouritz River Pinnacle Point
Fransmanhoek
Paalneskop
5 km from Gouritz
De Hoop vlei Meester se Baai
Koppie Alleen Cliffs east of Stilbaai
West De Hoop
Bredasdorp

Waenhuiskrans Vaalkrans
2 km west of Noetsie
Heuningnes River West of Cape Infanta
Mosselbank
Sterkfontein
Struis Bay Uiterstepunt Witklippunt

Figure 1. The positions of the 23 coastal localities in South Africa’s Western Cape between Cape Agulhas and Mossel Bay that have been
used by seabirds for breeding.
in larger numbers than previously, and more successfully, Cape Cormorant
which was attributed to reduced ORV disturbance (Wil-
liams et al. 2004). In 2011, Cape Cormorants (Crawford et Year No. of pairs
al. 2016) and, in 2012, White-breasted Cormorants (RJMC 2011 c. 300
photo) bred on a sandy beach near the river mouth. Kelp 2018 0
Gulls bred at the estuary (Crawford et al. 1982a) and also
on the beach. Damara Terns bred on pebble slacks behind Source: 2011 (Crawford et al. 2016); 2018 (DFFE unpubl.)
the beach. From 1977–2002, Damara Terns nested near
the Heunings River Mouth (Williams et al. 2004) but by White-breasted Cormorant
2018 they had shifted west and bred near and in the car Year No. of pairs
park at Struis Bay Beach (DFFE unpubl.).
Conservation status: A portion is protected within DMNR. 1987 42
The beach between the western border of DMNR and the 1989 50
Struis Bay beach car park is not protected. 2012 46
Species and numbers breeding: Cape Cormorant, White- 2018 0
breasted Cormorant, Kelp Gull, Caspian Tern, Damara Tern
Source: 2012 (Crawford et al. 2013); others (DFFE
unpubl.)

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