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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 4573
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2002-06-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 628
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    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)    		250Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		110
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20Probably Breeding
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		120Confirmed Breeding
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2060
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		240Probably Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		360
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		180
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		190
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		640
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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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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