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    De Mond Estuary (34432007)

    Western Cape
    Card 361
    Compiler 56
    Location code 34432007De Mond Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 1994-07-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 661
    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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		150
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		1000
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		460
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		460
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		440
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		90
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		240
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		140
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		680
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		400
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		10
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		40
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		60
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1190
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		60
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		210


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    Saturday 13 December 2025 06:35
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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