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    Knysna Lagoon (34032302)

    Western Cape
    Card 506175
    Compiler 16575
    Location code 34032302Knysna Lagoon (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-01-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 1071
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Survey area - Estuary areas accessible by boat at low tide - this cuts one off a few big chunks of shallow water. and excludes the heads. This is essentially the main channel, starting at Featherbed Bay ( just inland of the mouth), extending westwards up the main channel, includes Bollard Bay, east of Brenton-on-lake, west of Thesen Island, the main channel between the Point and Belvedere, the Bay of Biscay, Crabs Creek, White Bridge and ending at Red Bridge. This probably accounts for 60% of the wetland
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		530
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		250
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		480
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2240
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		400
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		900
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		2520
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1750
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		980
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		280


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    Wednesday 10 December 2025 05:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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