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    Thesen's Island: Section D (34022304)

    Western Cape
    Card 5086
    Compiler 2
    Location code 34022304Thesen's Island: Section D (Western Cape)
    Start date 1996-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:40:00
    End time 15:35:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 499
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		170Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		1040Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		750Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		170Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1030Confirmed Breeding
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		180Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		150
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		40
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		100
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		170
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		320
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		30


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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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