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    Goukamma Marine Protected Area (34032254)

    Western Cape
    Card 508740
    Compiler 14276
    Location code 34032254Goukamma Marine Protected Area (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-10-30
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:20
    End time 11:50
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 489
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes A few species were actively breeding as we came across a few nests along the coast i.e White-fronted Plover, Kelp Gulls and African Black Oystercatchers.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Bandile Febana
     
    0Simphiwe Mapeyi
     
    0Sonia Kula
     
    0Wayne Meyer
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		140Possibly Breeding
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		210Possibly Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		770Confirmed Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		330Confirmed Breeding
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		260
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1010Confirmed Breeding
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1850
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		220Possibly Breeding


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    Tuesday 09 December 2025 05:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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