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    Eerste River Estuary (34051846)

    Western Cape
    Card 507863
    Compiler 228
    Location code 34051846Eerste River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-08-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 297
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Petra Rigg
     
    0Tony Wienand
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		310
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		200
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		111Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		250
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		460
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		380
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		900
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 09:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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