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    Onrus River Estuary (34241910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512237
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34241910Onrus River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 26
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The reeds have taken over the lagoon to such an extent that birding is almost impossible.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andre Hanekom
     
    0Olivia Stanton
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Wednesday 29 April 2026 05:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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