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    Onrus River Estuary (34241910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512151
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34241910Onrus River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2022-05-02
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:15
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 105
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The water level is extremely high creating shallows in between the reeds and other vegetation where birds now forage. Thus higher than usual count.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		180
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		210
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		50
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Tuesday 26 May 2026 02:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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