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    Goukamma Marine Protected Area (34032254)

    Western Cape

    Card 512715
    Compiler 22221
    Location code 34032254Goukamma Marine Protected Area (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-10-27
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:50
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 551
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 14Tourism/recreation
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Kgalalelo Masemola
     
    0Lojulique Kiewiets
     
    0Simphiwe Mapeyi
     
    22023Yandiswa Kostayi
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    460
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    200
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    790
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Anarhynchus marginatus)
    310
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1280
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    20
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)
    2000
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    360


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    Thursday 29 October 2026 09:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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