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    De Mond Estuary (34432007)

    Western Cape
    Card 500663
    Compiler 1292
    Location code 34432007De Mond Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:30
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 253
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		460
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		40
    169Harrier, Black
    (Circus maurus)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		50
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		380
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		400
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		160
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		170
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		340
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 11:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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