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    Knysna Lagoon (34032302)

    Western Cape
    Card 508100
    Compiler 16575
    Location code 34032302Knysna Lagoon (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-10-16
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 997
    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 Featherbed Bay (just inland of the mouth), extending west wards 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 water body.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		350
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		260
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		600
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		950
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		490
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		910
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		2500
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1470
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1570
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		390
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		70
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50


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    Wednesday 10 December 2025 05:30
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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