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Lane Island extension 1950 a 1000
Coordinates: 28.00 S; 32.48 E
Description: A newly exposed sand bank to the west of 1951 a √
Lane Island that formed as water receded. 1952 a 500
Species and numbers breeding: a
Great White Pelican 1953 √
1954 a 1000
Year No. of pairs
1955 a 500
2009 243
1956 a √
2011 960
1959 a 500
2012 3000
1973 a 17
2015 3500
1997 b 2000
White-breasted Cormorant 2002 b 2200
Year No. of pairs 2015 √
2012 √
White-breasted Cormorant
Grey-headed Gull Year No. of pairs
Year No. of pairs 2008 c 260
2012 √ 2012 d 58
Caspian Tern Grey-headed Gull
Year No. of pairs
Year No. of pairs
2009 300 1949 a 58
2012 √ 1950 a √
2015 300 1951 a √
1952 a √
EKZN Wildlife (unpubl.)
1958 a √
Sandy Point 1961 a √
Coordinates: 28.00 S; 32.37 E
Description: An exposed sandy island off Sandy Point. 1973 a √
Species and numbers breeding: 1974 a √
White-breasted Cormorant
1975 a √
Year No. of pairs 1976 a √
2011 50 1977 a √

Caspian Tern 1979 e √
1981 e √
Year No. of pairs
1987 e 10
2009 a 80
1988 e 8
2011 35
1997 c 94
2012 170 2001 c 100

a Bowker and Downs (2012) 2014 ?
Other records EKZN Wildlife (unpubl.)
2020 ?
Bird Island Caspian Tern
Coordinates: 27.95 S; 32.50 E
Description: A sandy island with some bare, dry muddy Year No. of pairs
sites, but mostly covered by short grassy vegetation. Some 1951 c √
patches of reeds. c
Species and numbers breeding: 1971 √
Great White Pelican 1972 a 750
Year No. of pairs 1974 a √
1933 a 1000 1977 a 30
1949 a 375 1979 f √

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