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    Palmiet River Mouth (34211859)

    Western Cape
    Card 512245
    Compiler 5619
    Location code 34211859Palmiet River Mouth (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-02-06
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 624
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 0
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes It was a beautiful day, but the lagoon was fairly busy.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Joan Wurr
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		5170
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		650
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		70
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		180


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    Thursday 04 June 2026 09:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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