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    Gamtoos River: False Mouth (33582505)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512490
    Compiler 19557
    Location code 33582505Gamtoos River: False Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 686
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The Eastern Cape in this specific area has seen immense rain over the past 2 months and the whole area is waterlogged with lots of standing water all around.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Dusty Elton
     
    0Isabelle Papas
     
    0Marietjie van Niekerk
     
    2406Maggie Langlands
     
    19557Truus Hedding
     
    20730Alison Bosman
     
    21699Inez Rossouw
     
    22916Susan Louckx
     
    23069Celia de Wet
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		340
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		300
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		410
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		180
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		190
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    199Crake, African
    (Crex egregia)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		300
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		170
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		260
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		200
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		500
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		70
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		290
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		2510
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		210


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    Thursday 03 September 2026 07:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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