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    Olifants River Mouth: South Bank (31421812)

    Western Cape
    Card 511069
    Compiler 2158
    Location code 31421812Olifants River Mouth: South Bank (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-01-08
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:45
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 1971
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 14Tourism/recreation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    51Cormorant, Crowned
    (Microcarbo coronatus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		42Confirmed Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		215Confirmed Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		150
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1390
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		150
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		50
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		60
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		250
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		7500
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1800
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		5300
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		50
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		200
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		180
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		190
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		340
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		170
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		60
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		180
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		350
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		550
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10


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    Thursday 03 April 2025 09:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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