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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 3530
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2000-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 675
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		630
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		330
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		750
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		360
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		330
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		480
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1030Possibly Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		700
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		80
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		170
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		630
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		510
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		200
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		140


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    Sunday 07 December 2025 06:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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