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    Knysna Sewage Works (34042302)

    Western Cape
    Card 512526
    Compiler 23792
    Location code 34042302Knysna Sewage Works (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:15
    End time 10:20
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 152
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The sewage works grounds and ponds are still in a very bad condition, Vegetation overgrown, invasive alien plants abound, old ponds dry so no waterbirds can use them.
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    0L Watt
     
    0P Nurse
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		324
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		271Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80Confirmed Breeding
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		180
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Friday 31 July 2026 08:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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