The following 35 waterbird/shorebird species all breed in dense or loose colonies/heronries and are to be included in the Colony/Heronry inventory initiative.

Great White Pelican Pinkbacked Pelican Whitebreasted Cormorant Reed Cormorant Cape Cormorant Bank Cormorant Crowned Cormorant African Darter Grey Heron Blackheaded Heron Goliath Heron Purple Heron Great White Egret Little Egret Yellowbilled Egret Cattle Egret Squacco Heron Greenbacked Heron Blackcrowned Night Heron Openbilled Stork Yellowbilled Stork Sacred Ibis Glossy Ibis African Spoonbill Greater Flamingo Lesser Flamingo Kittlitz's Plover Avocet Greyheaded Gull Kelp (Cape) Gull Hartlaub's Gull Caspian Tern Swift Tern Roseate Tern Damara Tern

Photo Les Underhill An adult Blackcrowned Night Heron with Catlle Egrets at the Robben Island heronry. Photo Les Underhill Adult and juvenile Cattle Egret at the Robben Island heronry.