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    Onrus River Estuary (34241910)

    Western Cape
    Card 512238
    Compiler 430
    Location code 34241910Onrus River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-11-09
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 5
    Total Count 16
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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
    0Ashley Smith
     
    0Emmie Ackermann
     
    0Wendy Smith
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Tuesday 26 May 2026 02:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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