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    Olifants River Mouth: South Bank (31421812)

    Western Cape

    Card 512713
    Compiler 13446
    Location code 31421812Olifants River Mouth: South Bank (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-10-20
    Season OOther
    Start time 11:00
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 995
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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)
    410
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10
    51Cormorant, Crowned
    (Microcarbo coronatus)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Ardea ibis)
    10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    170
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    2060
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Anarhynchus marginatus)
    40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Anarhynchus pecuarius)
    10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    3820
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    2250
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    140
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    570
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    110
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30


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    Wednesday 28 October 2026 10:29
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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