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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape
    Card 511156
    Compiler 20790
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-02-09
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1872
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 14Tourism/recreation
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C Visser
     
    0E Lourens
     
    0J Pinnell
     
    0Kayla and NVT
     
    0M Bridgeford
     
    0P Raymond
     
    0S Serfontein
     
    20790P Raymond
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		240
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		660
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		680
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		310
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		730
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		410
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		590
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		760
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		440
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		800
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		170
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		550
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		710
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		150
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		360
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		6970
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		140
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		600
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		2780
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		110
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Wednesday 04 March 2026 04:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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