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    Olifants River Mouth Island (31391811)

    Western Cape
    Card 510701
    Compiler 2158
    Location code 31391811Olifants River Mouth Island (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-04-17
    Season OOther
    Start time 12:00
    End time 12:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 748
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 14Tourism/recreation
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 'Island" sand bank not present, first time seen like that. counted birds on shore
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		280
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		70
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		110
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		6000
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		850


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 04:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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