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    Knysna Sewage Works (34042302)

    Western Cape
    Card 503579
    Compiler 201
    Location code 34042302Knysna Sewage Works (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-02-01
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:40
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 223
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Major upgrade taking place at sewage works: 4 ponds which used to host many water birds are now dry; many ducks appear to have gone elsewhere.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		101Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		151Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		111Confirmed Breeding
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		376Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		102Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		11Confirmed Breeding
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		710


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 09:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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