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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape
    Card 501032
    Compiler 229
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-10-05
    Season OOther
    Start time 00:00
    End time 00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 1721
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0D. Cooke
     
    0I. Cooke
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		940
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		390
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		11000
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		2000
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		2500
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		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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