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    Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (34251921)

    Western Cape
    Card 512197
    Compiler 20078
    Location code 34251921Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:10
    End time 09:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 556
    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 Low tide 00:07, High tide 06:29. Sunrise 06:09 Mild SW breeze, average temperature 22°C
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Anne Lloyd
     
    0Ed Meyer
     
    0Evan Shaw
     
    0Huw Collett
     
    0Janice Hogarth
     
    0Michael Kokot
     
    0Mike Bryan
     
    0Patricia Blackstock
     
    0Renee Hazell
     
    0Richard Arnestad
     
    0Tweet Gainsborough-Waring
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		320
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		300
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		430
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		220
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		420
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		120
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		300
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		610
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		340
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		820
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		260
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		110
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		810
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140


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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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