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Come birding with us on the Berg River! We will take you on a leisurely boat trip along the Berg River Estuary.  Bring your camera and photograph the famous Great-white Pelicans of Bokkomlaan as well as huge flocks of Lesser and Greater Flamingoes.   

The Estuary is also home to many species of duck, egret and heron, as well as Cape clawless Otter.  The silt-filled sandbanks of the Berg River are ideal feeding grounds to countless waders and waterbirds.  These coastal wetlands have the highest density of waders in the entire Eastern Atlantic flyway and support some 127 water and 250 resident bird species. 

This is also a well know site for spotting rare vagrants, as migratory waders from the Middle East, East Atlantic and Mediterranean flyways use this estuary as a feeding ground. Rare birds spotted here include Common Redshank, Hudsonian Godwit, Lesser Yellowlegs, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, White-rumped Sandpiper, Red Phalarope and Common Black-headed Gull.

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for details,contact: birdingontheberg@gmail.com