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    Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (34251921)

    Western Cape
    Card 1746
    Compiler 1422
    Location code 34251921Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-10-15
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 965
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Lagoon still open and tidal.Coots disbursed early in October to breeding sites inland.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		230
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		240
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		600
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		280
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		80
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		450
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		220
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		240
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		800
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		5640
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		180
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Sunday 07 December 2025 05:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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