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    Palmiet River Mouth (34211859)

    Western Cape

    Card 512246
    Compiler 5619
    Location code 34211859Palmiet River Mouth (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-04-10
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:30
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 103
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Perfect day, hardly any wind and only a few beach goers.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Joan Wurr
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    220
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    450
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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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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