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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 500943
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2009-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:30
    End time 08:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 570
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Mouth closed high water level.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Bezuidenhout
     
    0J. Cook
     
    0Y. Bosman
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		300
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		790
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		840
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1050
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		260Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90Confirmed Breeding
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		120
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		210
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		370
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		100
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		110
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		450
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		140
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		140
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		140
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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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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