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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape
    Card 507650
    Compiler 10055
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-02-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 12:40
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1143
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0E Lourens
     
    0M Bridgeford
     
    0P Raymond
     
    0R May
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		160
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		3250
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1360
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		190
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		640
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		280
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		730
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		120
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		330
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		130
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		540
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		170
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1350
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		220
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1250
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 09:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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