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Mother lode: Atlassing Cape Town’s CBD

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I live in Cape Town’s City Bowl and my home pentad, 3355_1820, is one of my favourite places to go
birding. Comprising the Cape Town CBD, a large swathe of Table Mountain and 40 per cent ocean,
this pentad wouldn’t strike anyone as being the most bird-rich area in the country. The CBD seems to
contain little more than Red-winged Starlings and Rock Doves and the local parks are dominated by
dog walkers and tourists. And yet on deeper exploration, it is rich in endemic and scarce species and
any birding outing is set against the magnificent backdrop of Table Mountain, urban landscapes and
the Atlantic Ocean.