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    Goukamma River Mouth: Mouth - Reserve boundary (34042257)

    Western Cape
    Card 3548
    Compiler 337
    Location code 34042257Goukamma River Mouth: Mouth - Reserve boundary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2000-07-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 384
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		160
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3090
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		190


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    Monday 15 December 2025 12:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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