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    De Mond Estuary (34432007)

    Western Cape

    Card 512525
    Compiler 23647
    Location code 34432007De Mond Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:10
    End time 11:35
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 369
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 6Agriculture along drying margings
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0D. Carelse
     
    0J. Hess
     
    0T. Diericks
     
    0W. Hopley
     
    18717A. Saptou
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    91Confirmed Breeding
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    350
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    620
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    210
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    430
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    70
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    350
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    50
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    520
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    110
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    360
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    00
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Friday 31 July 2026 07:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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