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Capensis stack (photo RM Randall) Dominicanus stack (photo RM Randall)
to the present but in substantially lower numbers than in Skilderkrans
the1970s and 1980s. Coordinates: 33.017 S, 23.833 E
A single African Penguin was recorded on Capensis Description: Rocky cliff that has western and eastern abut-
stack on 11 October 2012 (Randall RM, Randall BM and ments into the ocean. White-breasted Cormorants have
Hanekom N, unpublished information). bred on both of these and Kelp Gulls on the eastern one.
Species breeding: White-breasted Cormorant, Kelp Gull
Helpmekaar River mouth Numbers breeding (pairs):
Coordinates: 33.967 S, 23.600 E
Description: A stack at the mouth of the Helpmekaar River. Year White-breasted Kelp
Species breeding: Kelp Gull Cormorant Gull
Numbers breeding: 1980 7 0
Year No. of pairs 1981 6 3
1980 2 Source: Crawford (1983)
1981 1
Storms River mouth
Source: (Crawford 1983) Coordinates: 34.017 S, 23.900 E
Description: Rocky shore around the river mouth that has
Klip River mouth high numbers of visitors. It is unlikely breeding still takes
Coordinates: 33.967 S, 23.617 E place.
Description: A stack at the mouth of the Klip River. Species breeding: Kelp Gull
Species breeding: Kelp Gull Numbers breeding:
Numbers breeding:
Year No. of pairs
Year No. of pairs
1974 1
1981 2
1981 0
Source: (Crawford 1983)
Source: 1974 (Crawford et al. 1982); 1981 (Crawford 1983)
Beyers’s Island, Geelhoutbos River mouth
Coordinates: 34.000 S, 23.767 E
Description: A small island off the mouth of the Geelhout-
bos River where Scott Hut is located. At spring low tides
Beyer’s Island is separated from the mainland by a shallow
stretch of water but access by wading is sometimes
possible.
Species breeding: Kelp Gull
Numbers breeding:
Year No. of pairs
1981 0
2003 2
Source: 1981 (Crawford 1983); 2003 (Whittington et al.
2006) Elands River Stack, Tsitsikamma National Park (photo BM Dyer)

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