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    Bitou River (34012323)

    Western Cape
    Card 506398
    Compiler 10055
    Location code 34012323Bitou River (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:50
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 535
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C Cloete
     
    0J Hobson
     
    0S Peterson
     
    5619Maaike Murphy
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		370
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		280
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		900
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		640
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		320
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		320
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		150
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		80
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		300
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		330
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		730
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Tuesday 28 October 2025 04:31
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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