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    Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (34251921)

    Western Cape
    Card 512194
    Compiler 24041
    Location code 34251921Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 406
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sunrise 07:48, counting started at 08:10. Low Tide at 11:53. Temp 7°C - 16°C, Wind light Humidity 77%, Barometer: 1025hPa. Count estimate only.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Ed Meyer
     
    0Evan Shaw
     
    0Janice Hogarth
     
    0Mike Bryan
     
    0Patricia Blackstock
     
    0Philip Wassung
     
    0Richard Arnestad
     
    0Steve van Rensburg
     
    0Vicky Wassung
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		780
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		470
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		100
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		570
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		220
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		590
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		410
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		200
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		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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