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    Onrus River Estuary (34241910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512123
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34241910Onrus River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-07-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 69
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The devastation after the Cape Storm still evident: Lots of sandbanks, dead trees and very little water
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Tierck Hoekstra
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		160
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		140
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Tuesday 26 May 2026 02:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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