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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 503067
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2013-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1355
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1140
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2260
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		70
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1120
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		250
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		250
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		170
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		200
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		200
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		140
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		440Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5460Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20Confirmed Breeding
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		240Confirmed Breeding
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		380
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		310
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		190


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    Sunday 07 December 2025 06:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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