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    Keiskamma River Estuary (33172729)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 5004
    Compiler 115
    Location code 33172729Keiskamma River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2003-02-01
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:15:00
    Shoreline covered 10
    Openwater covered 10
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 498
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		260
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		60
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		260
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		120
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		300
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1150
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		200
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		40
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		40
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1080
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		110
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		500
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		60
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		200
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Saturday 27 December 2025 04:13
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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