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    Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (34251921)

    Western Cape
    Card 512177
    Compiler 20078
    Location code 34251921Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-11-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1109
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water brown and muddy. Water level +- 1m above normal.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0John Saunders
     
    0Peter & Marie Dagg ; Ed & Sally Meyer ; Barbara Palmer ; Ronnie Hazell
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		310Probably Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		530Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		510
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		690Confirmed Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60Probably Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		780
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		240
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		570Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		280Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		820Probably Breeding
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20Confirmed Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		4770Confirmed Breeding
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70Probably Breeding
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		240
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		30
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		310
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Thursday 14 May 2026 03:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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