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    Breede River Estuary: Mouth - Power lines (34242049)

    Western Cape
    Card 2229
    Compiler 796
    Location code 34242049Breede River Estuary: Mouth - Power lines (Western Cape)
    Start date 1998-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 1001
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1010
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		400
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1280
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		30
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		100
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		150
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		300
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		180
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		410
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		280
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		80
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		40
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		640
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		540
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		340
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		2370
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		520
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		230
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		400


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    Saturday 15 November 2025 10:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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