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    Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (34251921)

    Western Cape
    Card 502038
    Compiler 1422
    Location code 34251921Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-12-09
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1186
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Strong Southeast wind. This made the Tern roost shift down the coast to Onrus where it is more sheltered. There are normally up to 1000 Common Terns roosting, plus numbers of Swift and Sandwich.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		340
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		240
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		200Confirmed Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		90
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		140
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1260
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		110Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		460
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		7330Confirmed Breeding
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		550
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		240
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		200


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    Sunday 07 December 2025 05:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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