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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 511500
    Compiler 19557
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:55
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 327
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes As the causeway is closed for repairs, the count was completed by two teams. The first team covered the areas north of the river and the other team covered the areas south of the river. The weather was mild, there was good visibility and no wind.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Christa Stander
     
    0Sandy Sieborger
     
    11507Jean Cook
     
    14677Peter de Wet
     
    14678Cecile de Wet
     
    21628Roy Allan
     
    23082Andrew Sieborger
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		550
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		200
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		80
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		670
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		140
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		20


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 01:20
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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