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    Mud River Mouth (33291818)

    Western Cape
    Card 512054
    Compiler 106
    Location code 33291818Mud River Mouth (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:30
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 318
    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 The river was the highest and running stronger than any I can remember in previous winters. Residents from Grotto Bay do regular beach clean-ups, municipality fails to do so, but do take the litter away.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    11090Simon Fogarty
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		150
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		350
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		870
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1120
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		200
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		340
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Monday 09 March 2026 11:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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