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    Palmiet River Mouth (34211859)

    Western Cape
    Card 512188
    Compiler 5619
    Location code 34211859Palmiet River Mouth (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-04-15
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:15
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 339
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 24Development/housing/resorts
    Count Condition 0
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes A beautiful windless morning. Shoreline and openwater covered not specified.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Joan Wurr
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		960
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		790
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1350


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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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