Milnerton

Geography

Milnerton lies on the Western Seaboard of Cape Town, also known as the Blaauwberg Coast, just north of the city along Table Bay. Although Milnerton is a town in its own right, it still regarded as a suburb of Cape Town. It is bordered by Cape Town and Goodwood to the south, Blouberg to the north and Parow to the east. Much of the town is situated east of the Diep River lagoon (Milnerton Lagoon) with the exception of the coastal suburbs of Woodbridge Island, Sunset Links and Sunset Beach situated west of the lagoon. Milnerton Central, only about 0,1 km2 in size is situated between Marine Drive and Koeberg Road and is situated east of Woodbridge Island. Suburbs of the greater Milnerton area include: * Bothasig * Brooklyn * Century City * Edgemead * Joe Slovo Park * Lagoon Beach * Marconi Beam *Metro Industrial Township * Milnerton Ridge * Montague Gardens * Monte Vista *Paarden Eiland * Phoenix * Plattekloof Glen * Rugby * Sanddrift * Summer Greens * Sunset Beach * Sunset Links Residential Estate * Tijgerhof * Woodbridge Island

Most-observed species

• Cape White-eye

  Zosterops virens Sundevall, 1850 · Aves
  10,338
• Egyptian Goose

  Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  9,905
• Hadada Ibis

  Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  9,773
• Red-winged Starling

  Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  9,587
• Red-eyed Dove

  Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
  9,241
• Southern Double-collared Sunbird

  Cinnyris chalybeus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  8,274
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  8,018
• Hartlaub's Gull

  Chroicocephalus hartlaubii (Bruch, 1855) · Aves
  7,843

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2020-11-16
  47 km S of Saldanha, South Africa
• M 2.7 — 2020-09-27
  12 km W of Paarl, South Africa
• M 2.6 — 2020-09-26
  19 km ESE of Atlantis, South Africa