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    Knysna Lagoon (34032302)

    Western Cape
    Card 507787
    Compiler 16575
    Location code 34032302Knysna Lagoon (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 914
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 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 Featherhead 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 Belvidere, the Bay of Biscay, Crabs Creek, White Bridge and ending at Red Bridge. This probably accounts for 60% of the waterbody. Additional bird sighting: A Banded Harrier Hawk.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		270
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		780
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		180
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		570
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1720
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		190
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		280
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		540
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		390
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		370
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		570
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		520
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		580
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		210
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1610
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60


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    Wednesday 10 December 2025 05:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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