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Caspian Islet, Langebaan Lagoon

Table 1: Numbers of Caspian Terns (pairs) breeding at coastal sites in southern Africa, 1878–2022 (a) Ilha dos Tigres to Caspian Island. ‘√’ signifies that breeding occurred at a site but the numbers were

Vondeling Island

Schaapen Island 2 11 20

Meeuw Island 11

Jutten Island

Marcus Island 1

Malgas Island

Lower Berg River saltworks 15 6

Veldrif saltworks

Tweepad

Alexander Bay 1 2

Orange River estuary 12

Possession Island

Penguin Island

Seal Island

Sandwich Harbour 1 √

not ascertained; ‘?’ that breeding may have taken place
Walvis Bay saltworks

Walvis Bay sewage works 2 6

Pelican Point 4

Mile 4 saltworks, Swakopmund 35 18 40

Ilha dos Tigres

Year 1878 1924 1925 1927 1929 1932 1933 1936 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1963 1964 1967 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981

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