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    Breede River Estuary: Mouth - Power lines (34242049)

    Western Cape
    Card 512208
    Compiler 23511
    Location code 34242049Breede River Estuary: Mouth - Power lines (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:35
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1323
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sunny Day (Max 38?C, Min 23?C) light breeze of 5-8knots.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0CapeNature (Marsha, Othusitse, Brenton, Bulumko)
     
    0LBRCT (Jason and 4 rangers)
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		80
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		290
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		190
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		80
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		5290
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		270
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		110
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		280
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		770
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1000
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		110
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		20
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		1200
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		2020
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30


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    Thursday 04 June 2026 01:09
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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