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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape

    Card 511996
    Compiler 20790
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1776
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C Hauvette
     
    0Eben
     
    0Hendri Coetzee
     
    0M Bridgeford
     
    0S van Wyk
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    90
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    210
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    1210
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    270
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    260
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    730
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    820
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    670
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    720
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    440
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    640
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    110
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    90
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)
    100
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    1080
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    300
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    2680
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    5100
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    420
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    1420
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Wednesday 04 March 2026 04:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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