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    Beaufort West Bird Sanctuary (32222237)

    Western Cape
    Card 302
    Compiler 39
    Location code 32222237Beaufort West Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 1994-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 770
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		300
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		350
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		540
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		610
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		120
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		150
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		330
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		70
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		360
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		230
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		120
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		160
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1030
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1600
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		230
    899Gull, Lesser Black-backed
    (Larus fuscus)    		10
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		950


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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