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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 511906
    Compiler 19557
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00
    End time 09:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 633
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andrew Sieborger
     
    0Marietjie van Niekerk
     
    14677Peter de Wet
     
    21628Roy Allen
     
    23082Sandy Sieborger
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    230
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    290
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    220
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    200
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    290
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    410
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    500
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    100
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    100
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    200
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    550
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    90
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    50
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    60
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    480
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    1580
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    500


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    Wednesday 11 February 2026 12:18
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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