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    Gamtoos River: Mouth - 6km upstream (33582502)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 3859
    Compiler 301
    Location code 33582502Gamtoos River: Mouth - 6km upstream (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2001-02-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:30:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 44
    Total Count 2403
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		250
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		910Probably Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		290
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		80
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		130
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1990
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3500Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		260
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		60
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		390
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		1080
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		2330
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		2800
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		390
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		600
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		320
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		100
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		420
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		60
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		560
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1130
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		100
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		3080
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		700
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		540
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		290
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80
    894Oystercatcher, Eurasian
    (Haematopus ostralegus)    		10
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		600
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		300
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		90


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    Tuesday 09 December 2025 08:05
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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