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Table 1: Numbers of Caspian Terns (pairs) breeding at coastal sites in southern Africa, 1878–2022 (c) Lake St Lucia. Numbers at Lake St Lucia subsites (red) are summed under Lake St Lucia. ‘√’ signifies

(centre), eggs (bottom) (photos RJM Crawford) Caspian Terns at Caspian Islet in 2012: adult (top), small chick

False Bay North

Caspian Pan 75

that breeding occurred at a site but the numbers were not ascertained; ‘?’ that breeding may have taken place

Bird Island √ √ 750 √ 30 √ 150 50

Sandy Point

Lane Island extension

Lane Island 110 331 150 √ √ √ √ √ √ 10

Lane and Bird Islands 150 √ √ √ 180 √ √ 60

Lake St Lucia √ √ 40 √ 100 110 331 150 √ √ √ √ √ √ 180 150 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 750 √ √ √ 60 30 √ √ 150 135 45 100

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 1982 1983

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