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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape
    Card 501222
    Compiler 229
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-11-16
    Season OOther
    Start time 18:30
    End time 19:30
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 8
    Total Count 131
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Wind gale-force SE and cold.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0D. Cooke
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		80
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1010
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		60
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		70


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 09:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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