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    Bitou River (34012323)

    Western Cape

    Card 511995
    Compiler 20790
    Location code 34012323Bitou River (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 468
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A Mawer
     
    0C Bridgeford
     
    0C Risley
     
    0P Parker
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    780
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    260
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    260
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    240
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1120
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    150
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    370
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    90
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    220
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    450
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    190
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30


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    Wednesday 25 February 2026 11:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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