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    Krom River Mouth (34082450)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510572
    Compiler 19557
    Location code 34082450Krom River Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2024-02-03
    Season SSummer
    Start time 04:51
    End time 10:52
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 39
    Total Count 1483
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Part of the survey was done by boat (in the canals, South bank of river and up river. Mudflats and North bank were surveyed on foot.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Alison Brand
     
    2406Maggie Langlands
     
    12064Ron Parker
     
    14581Trish Parker
     
    21699Inez Rossouw
     
    21870Colleen Smith
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		130
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		90
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		2030
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		130Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		120
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		290
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		320
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		140
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		440
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		290
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		150
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		330
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		110
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		40
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		500
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		160
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3220Confirmed Breeding
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		4570
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		190
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		190
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		230
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		390


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 08:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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