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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape

    Card 512675
    Compiler 21464
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 20:30
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 1222
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 2Sedimentation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Some counted on foot, some counted via boat
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Mark Brown
     
    0Michael Bridgeford
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    120
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    460
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    670
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    630
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    160
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    280
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    2760
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    170
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    340
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    600
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    400
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    150
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)
    160
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    420
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    520
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    4080
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Friday 25 September 2026 09:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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