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    Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (34251921)

    Western Cape
    Card 512278
    Compiler 21557
    Location code 34251921Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-04-18
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:00
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 427
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sunrise 07:08, counting started at 08:05. Cloudy conditions. High Tide 02:52 a.m. Low Tide at 09:11 a.m. Temperature 14°C - 17°C, Wind 18 - 28 km/h Humidity 70%, Barometer: 1009hPa. Count estimate only.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Huw Collett
     
    0Patricia Blackstock
     
    0Philip Wassung
     
    0Steve van Rensburg
     
    0Vicky Wassung
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		220
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		90
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1120
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		170
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		90
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		1000
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		140
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		200
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		90
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		90
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		210
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		110
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Thursday 14 May 2026 03:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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