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    Paarl Bird Sanctuary (33411858)

    Western Cape
    Card 511326
    Compiler 14467
    Location code 33411858Paarl Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-03-01
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 676
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The works are going through a major revamp and as such, all the pans are dry or nearly dry. Access was also restricted due to a dead body being found onsite.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Glynis Coetzee
     
    0Jo Hobbs
     
    0John Fincham
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		142Possibly Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		130
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		330
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		1130
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		570
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		630
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1470
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		1200
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		230
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		150
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		202Confirmed Breeding


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    Friday 04 April 2025 12:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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