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    Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (34251921)

    Western Cape
    Card 4212
    Compiler 1422
    Location code 34251921Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2002-02-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 748
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		230
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		160
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		180
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		440
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1570
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		250
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		230
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		120
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		230
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		80
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		260
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		120
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		780Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		310
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		80
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		260
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		1020
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		300
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Wednesday 05 November 2025 10:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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