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    Knysna Sewage Works (34042302)

    Western Cape
    Card 500108
    Compiler 201
    Location code 34042302Knysna Sewage Works (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:40
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 303
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Some ponds not functioning well, too much algae from sewage not processed effectively, very few birds using these sections. Species sheet Notes
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Brash
     
    0L. Watt
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		340
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1495Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		230
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		120
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		72Confirmed Breeding
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		270


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 09:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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