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Cormorant (2005), 300 pairs of Kelp Gull (1977), 668 pairs
of Greater Crested Tern (2000), and one pair of Caspian Year Kelp Greater Caspian Tern
Tern (1979). Roseate Tern bred at the island in unknown Gull Crested Tern
numbers between 1936 and 1947 (Randall et al. 1991). 1936
1945 200 50
Stag Island 1947 √
Coordinates: 33.833 S; 26.287 E 1956
Description: A low-lying island formed of raised shingle 1957
deposit that is connected to Seal Island in the west by a 1977 50 2
reef (Rand 1963). It is possible to use the reef to wade be- 1978 113
tween the two islands at low tide. Stag Island has an area 1979
of c. 0.1 ha and sparse vegetation. 1981
Conservation status: It falls within GAENP and has re- 1983
stricted access.
Species breeding: African Penguin, Cape Cormorant, 1984 100
White-breasted Cormorant, Kelp Gull, Greater Crested 1985 > 35
Tern, Caspian Tern. 1986
Numbers breeding: The maximum numbers (pairs) of 1990
seabirds breeding annually at Stag Island, 1936–2022. 1991
1992 0
African Cape White-breasted 1993
Year 1999 5 0
Penguin Cormorant Cormorant
2000 0
1936 6 2001 0
1945 60 2003 27
1947 2004
1956 60 4 2005 46 0
1957 22 2006
1977 45 0 24 2007 0
1978 2008 0
1979 5 2009 35 0
1981 23 2010 33 0
1983 √ 2011 0
1984 2012 100 0
1985 30 2013 15 0 0
1986 √ 0 15 2014 5 0 0
1990 50 2015 23 0 0
1991 15 2016 43 0 0
1992 24 1 2017 40 c. 100 0
1993 21 12 2018 8 c.200 0
1999 23 2019 0 0
2000 24 2021
2001 24 2022
2003
2004 20 0 5 Notes: Maxima have been 60 pairs of African Penguin
2005 23 0 17 in 1945 and 1956, six pairs of Cape Cormorant (1936),
2006 13 0 0 49 pairs of White-breasted Cormorant (2008), 200 pairs
2007 6 0 17 of Kelp Gull (1945), c. 200 pairs of Greater Crested Tern
2008 8 0 49 (2018), and 50 pairs of Caspian Tern (1945). No penguins
2009 4 0 13 bred at the island since 2018, so this colony appears to be
2010 12 0 16 extinct.
2011 0 0
2012 11 0 0 Bird Island, Algoa Bay
2013 5 0 22 Coordinates: 33.841 S; 26.287 E
2014 3 0 37 Description: It is a relatively flat island that has an area
2015 3 0 9 of c. 19 ha and rises to about 9 m above sea level. Much
2016 1 0 13 of the island is thinly covered with sparse vegetation,
2017 2 0 13 though there are some bushes and thickets that provide
2018 0 0 4 cover for seabirds. Some penguins nest on the surface,
2019 0 17 often using vegetation, feathers etc. to build nests; others
burrow into guano. Some artificial nest boxes have been
2021 0 deployed at the island for penguins to use in an attempt to
2022 0

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