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BIRP distribution, overlayed on SABAP1 distribution	Current SABAP2 distribution, overlayed on SABAP1 distribution

Swift Tern Sterna bergii
IUCN Red Data status:		Breeding indicator key
Endemic status:			No breeding data
Occurrence status:			Possible or Probable breeding
			Confirmed breeding

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Species occurance by site
Name of site	Monthly reporting rate (RR %)												Total RR %	Cards at site	Cards with spp
	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Amatikulu N.R. (KZ)	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2.9	69	2
Bayhead Natural Heritage Site (209) (KZ)	63	52	29	50	22	67	69	44	53	44	52	50	49.7	185	92
Beachwood Mangroves N.R. (KZ)	0	50	50	100	0	0	0	0	100	0	100	0	70.0	10	7
Bird Island (Algoa Bay) (SA095) (EC)	0	0	100	0	0	100	50	57	75	100	100	0	65.4	26	17
Bird Island Res. (Lambert's Bay) (SA100) (WC)	93	96	97	93	93	100	96	96	100	100	100	97	96.8	348	337
Blomboschfontein N.R. (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	50.0	2	1
Bluff Military Area (KZ)	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	100	100	0	0	55.6	9	5
Bluff N.R. (KZ)	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	320	1
Blythedale Beach Conservancy (KZ)	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	1.6	128	2
Bonamanzi Game Park (240) (KZ)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1.1	93	1
Bosbokstrand P.N.R. (EC)	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50.0	2	1
Bot River N.R. (WC)	100	100	100	100	50	100	100	100	100	100	0	100	88.2	17	15
Botriviervlei and Kleinmond Estuary (SA118) (WC)	50	50	0	0	0	67	58	33	0	100	40	67	47.9	48	23
Boulders Bay (CPNP) (SA117) (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	50.0	2	1
Brenton Island (Algoa Bay) (EC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	16.7	6	1
Cape Columbine N.R. (WC)	50	0	50	100	100	0	0	100	33	67	0	50	56.3	16	9
Cape of Good Hope N.R. (CPNP) (WC)	33	100	33	100	100	50	60	100	67	67	75	50	75.9	54	41
Cape Peninsula N.P. (CPNP) (WC)	0	100	0	100	0	0	0	50	50	0	0	0	40.0	10	4
Cape Recife N.R. (EC)	67	60	100	67	63	78	83	80	83	0	60	57	66.2	68	45
Cape St Francis N.R. (EC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	100.0	1	1
Cape Vidal St. For. (GSL) (SA058) (KZ)	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3	19	1
Cwebe Wildlife Res. (SA089) (EC)	0	0	0	25	25	0	57	0	62	0	0	0	45.2	31	14
Dassen Island Res. (SA109) (WC)	50	60	100	67	57	83	67	67	40	80	0	50	61.0	77	47
De Hoop N.R. (SA119) (WC)	10	0	11	9	14	42	36	15	25	28	29	28	21.5	223	48
De Mond N.R. (SA121) (WC)	0	20	22	67	0	0	0	0	38	33	36	36	30.6	72	22
Donkergat Military Area (WC)	60	67	50	50	50	67	0	33	33	50	67	50	50.0	38	19
Dwesa Wildlife Res. (SA089) (EC)	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	25	100	0	0	45.5	11	5
Dyer Island Nature Reserve (SA120) (WC)	43	100	100	100	100	100	33	0	100	82	83	20	77.0	61	47
Eastern Shores St. For. (KZ)	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	28.6	7	2
Elandsbaai N.R. (WC)	13	0	0	11	0	0	0	50	50	0	0	0	12.1	33	4
False Bay Park (GSL) (SA058) (KZ)	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	61	1
False Bay Park (proposed) (SA116) (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	100	0	100	57.1	7	4
False Bay Seal Island Res. (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	100	0	50.0	4	2
Gamtoos River Mouth N.R. (EC)	29	40	0	33	0	0	50	0	50	20	33	0	23.9	46	11
Geyser Island Res. (Danger Pt) (WC)	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3	9	3
Goukamma Nature & Marine Res. (SA114) (WC)	6	11	11	22	5	38	14	15	7	16	20	29	14.8	203	30
Great Fish River N.R. (EC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	5	1
Great Fish River Wetland Res. (EC)	100	0	100	0	100	0	100	0	0	50	0	0	45.5	11	5
Greater St Lucia Wetland Park 2832AB (SA058) (KZ)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	33	13.3	30	4
Greater St Lucia Wetland Park 2832AD (SA058) (KZ)	0	10	0	44	0	0	27	0	45	33	80	67	35.2	88	31
Greater St Lucia Wetland Park 2832BA (SA058) (KZ)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	100	25.0	8	2
Harkerville Forest Res. (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	100	50	0	50	0	0	0	18.8	16	3
HF Verwoerd Coastal Res. (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	28.6	7	2
Jakkalsvlei (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	100.0	1	1
Joan Muirhead N.R. (EC)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	50	100	100	89.5	19	17
Jutten Island (part of WCNP) (SA105) (WC)	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	4	1
Kabeljous River N.R. (EC)	100	0	0	0	0	50	0	50	0	50	20	83	44.4	27	12
Kap River N.R. (EC)	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	4.9	41	2
Keurbooms River N.R. (WC)	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	117	1
Kleinmond Coast and Mountain N.R. (WC)	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	50	100	0	0	66.7	9	6
Kleinriver Nature Reserve? (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	100.0	1	1
Knysna N.P. (WC)	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	8	2
Koeberg N.R. (294) (WC)	0	0	50	0	50	67	0	0	50	50	0	0	28.6	28	8
Kogelberg N.R. (SA107) (WC)	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8	21	1
Kwelera Forest Reserve (EC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	100.0	1	1
Lower Berg River Wetlands (SA104) (WC)	67	57	67	100	67	50	50	67	60	60	75	100	62.2	45	28
Macasser Waste Water Treatment Works (WC)	100	100	67	50	0	0	75	100	100	100	100	100	68.0	25	17
Malgas Island (part of WCNP) (SA105) (WC)	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	100	0	25	0	0	41.7	12	5
Mapelane For. Res. (GSL) (SA057) (KZ)	67	80	50	20	75	33	0	33	100	50	100	50	47.7	44	21
Marcus Island (part of WCNP) (SA105) (WC)	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	66.7	3	2
Mkambati Nature Res. (SA087) (EC)	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.3	7	1
Mkuzi G.R. (SA057) (KZ)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.2	552	1
Mpenjati N.R. (KZ)	92	100	100	92	63	64	85	88	71	93	91	100	86.6	119	103
Nahoon N.R. (EC)	17	50	17	0	0	0	0	20	27	40	0	0	15.9	69	11
Northern Treatment Works (KZ)	0	18	6	0	0	0	25	14	14	0	10	0	6.0	116	7
Olifants River Estuary (SA099) (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	100.0	1	1
Orange River Mouth Wetlands (SA030) (NC)	80	100	0	0	100	0	100	86	0	0	0	100	85.7	28	24
Paarl Bird Sanctuary (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.2	496	1
Raapenberg Bird Sanctuary (WC)	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	25	1
Reins Coastal Nature Reserve (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	100	0	0	0	100.0	2	2
Richard's Bay G.R. (SA079) (KZ)	100	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	100	0	0	100	53.8	13	7
Rietvlei Wetland Reserve (SA111) (WC)	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	0	0	0	50	0	25.0	12	3
Robben Island (147) (SA110) (WC)	100	100	100	0	50	100	0	100	100	75	50	50	85.7	35	30
Robben Island Nat. Hist. Monument (SA110) (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	50.0	4	2
Robberg N.R. (WC)	40	33	0	22	0	20	17	17	21	28	13	0	20.5	117	24
Rocherpan N.R. (WC)	0	0	33	20	0	67	67	100	38	40	17	14	37.8	74	28
Rondevlei Nature Reserve (SA116) (WC)	17	0	29	10	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	8.6	70	6
Saldanha Military Area (WC)	75	100	100	100	75	25	0	11	0	50	33	100	47.8	46	22
San Lameer Conservancy (KZ)	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	47	1
San Sebastian P.N.R. (WC)	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	100	92	100	0	94.4	18	17
Sardinia Bay N.R. (EC)	0	0	33	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	33.3	12	4
Seal Island (Algoa Bay) (SA095) (EC)	0	0	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7	3	2
Seal Island (Donkergat) (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	33.3	3	1
Seekoerivier N.R. (EC)	60	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	100	75	25	30.0	30	9
Silaka Wildlife Res. (EC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	100.0	1	1
Sinclair N.R. (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	8.3	12	1
Skaapeiland (part of WCNP) (SA105) (WC)	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	50.0	4	2
Sodwana Bay N.P. (SA058) (KZ)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	12.5	8	1
St Lucia G.R. (SA058) (KZ)	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	36.4	11	4
St Lucia Mar. Res. (SA058) (KZ)	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	100	0	66.7	3	2
St Lucia Park (SA058) (KZ)	25	0	67	0	0	50	100	0	0	55	57	20	41.9	43	18
Stag Island (Algoa Bay) (SA058) (EC)	0	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100.0	3	3
Stony Point Nature Reserve (Penguin) (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	100	66.7	3	2
Strandfontein Sewage Works (SA116) (WC)	100	91	75	67	83	50	50	50	67	75	88	71	75.0	76	57
Sunshine Coast N.R. (EC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	50.0	2	1
Swartkops Estuary MOSS (SA096) (EC)	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	9.5	21	2
Trafalgar Mar. Res. (KZ)	0	100	0	0	100	50	100	0	100	100	100	100	91.7	12	11
Treasure Beach N.R. (KZ)	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	55	1
Tsitsikamma N.P. (SA098) (EC)	70	67	0	50	100	0	0	0	71	33	25	60	56.5	46	26
Uilkraalsmond N.R. (WC)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	100.0	1	1
Umdoni Park (KZ)	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	156	2
Umgeni River Park (KZ)	94	89	80	100	100	100	91	93	100	95	88	100	92.4	131	121
Umhlanga Conservancy (KZ)	0	0	0	0	17	0	11	0	9	0	0	0	4.2	71	3
Umhlanga Lagoon N.R. (KZ)	50	0	25	0	0	40	25	50	0	100	0	0	23.1	39	9
Umlalazi N.R. (SA063) (KZ)	14	40	0	0	22	22	31	23	36	33	10	0	21.8	101	22
Umtamvuna Marine Conservancy (KZ)	100	100	100	75	100	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	90.0	20	18
Umvoti Estuary (166) (SA073) (KZ)	90	52	67	38	57	85	100	86	93	91	67	55	72.8	195	142
Umzumbe Conservancy (KZ)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	3.4	29	1
Vondeling Island Res. (WC)	0	0	0	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	60.0	5	3
Walker Bay N.R. (WC)	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	28.6	7	2
West Coast N.P. (SA105) (WC)	21	42	58	64	33	50	57	52	63	25	14	23	42.7	220	94
Wilderness N.P. (SA114) (WC)	38	9	14	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	8	8.3	84	7
Woody Cape N.R. (SA094) (Now part of Addo Elephant N.P. 3326CB) (EC)	0	0	0	0	0	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3	38	2
Zandvlei Nature Reserve (WC)	17	0	29	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	14	0	7.5	67	5