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    Tyolomnqa River Estuary (33112735)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 502256
    Compiler 1650
    Location code 33112735Tyolomnqa River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2011-01-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 15:15
    End time 16:30
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 92
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes After recent heavy rains,we were unable to access upper reaches of river due to siltation. Banks of river covered in thick layer of silt ( mud and sand ). One pair of 3 banded plovers was obseved mating.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		70
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		150
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 09:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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