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    Olifants River Mouth North Bank (31411811)

    Western Cape
    Card 505457
    Compiler 14671
    Location code 31411811Olifants River Mouth North Bank (Western Cape)
    Start date 2016-01-30
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:30
    End time 13:40
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1082
    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
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0M Truter
     
    0N Truter
     
    0P Roux
     
    11993Jerome Ainsley
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		310
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		180
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1570
    49Cormorant, Bank
    (Phalacrocorax neglectus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		270
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1250
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		200
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		120
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		130
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		80
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		570
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		210
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		3300
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		2000


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    Monday 15 December 2025 12:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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