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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape
    Card 512493
    Compiler 24388
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 15
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 186
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 24Development/housing/resorts
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		330
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		550
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		110
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		80
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		650
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		150
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1000
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		400
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		180


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    Friday 31 July 2026 08:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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