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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape
    Card 501020
    Compiler 229
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-06-02
    Season OOther
    Start time 16:55
    End time 17:30
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 188
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Weather was poor; drizzle with sea fog and 100% cloud cover above.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0G. Scholtz
     
    0J. Clements
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		240
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1330
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		110
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 09:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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