Counting African Oystercatchers on Robben Island : 13 June 2026
We counted the African Oystercatchers on the 10 km of shoreline of Robben Island on 13 June 2026. There were 420 adults and three juveniles. The previous survey...
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Counting African Oystercatchers on Robben Island : 17 May 2026
The African Oystercatchers on the coastline of Robben Island have been counted about 190 times since 2001. The earliest counts were of around 150 birds. The end...
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African Oystercatcher monitoring on Robben Island : 2025 to 2026
Introduction We have been monitoring the breeding of the African Oystercatchers Haematopos moquini on Robben Island since the summer of 2001/02. We have also mo...