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    Keiskamma River Estuary (33172729)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510000
    Compiler 680
    Location code 33172729Keiskamma River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2023-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:45
    End time 14:55
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 42
    Total Count 3121
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes There were no mud banks exposed which could have affected the count It was too windy to cross over the river to survey the island
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    195Phil Whittington
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		73Confirmed Breeding
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		364Confirmed Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		320
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		240
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		290
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		140
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		30
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		520
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		180
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		750
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		40
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		720
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		23800
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		2200
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		260
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120


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    Saturday 27 December 2025 04:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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