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    Paarl Bird Sanctuary (33411858)

    Western Cape
    Card 506480
    Compiler 32
    Location code 33411858Paarl Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-04-22
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 2204
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Bennie Meyer
     
    0Elsa van der Merwe
     
    0Patsy Copeland
     
    0Pikkie Rousseau
     
    0Rita Meyer
     
    0Sharon Montgomery
     
    2079Jo Hobbs
     
    11587John Edward Fincham
     
    14467Gilbert Reinhardt
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		2060
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		270Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1670
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1260
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		290
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		300
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		330
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2730
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		410
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1240
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		530
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		230
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		60Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1330
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		490
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		2250
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		630
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		180
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		350
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		4710Confirmed Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		580


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    Friday 09 January 2026 08:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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