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    Palmiet River Mouth (34211859)

    Western Cape
    Card 512133
    Compiler 5619
    Location code 34211859Palmiet River Mouth (Western Cape)
    Start date 2024-02-03
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 77
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 14Tourism/recreation
    Count Condition 0
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Due the weather , high tide and Bikers camping at the lagoon very few birds. Heavy rain and storms noted in the preceding days. Counters: Joan and Maaike
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Joan Wurr
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		130Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		420
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Thursday 04 June 2026 09:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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