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    Bitou River (34012323)

    Western Cape
    Card 5873
    Compiler 607
    Location code 34012323Bitou River (Western Cape)
    Start date 2004-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 317
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		220
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		90
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		480
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		540
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		540
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		90
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		150
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		70
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		250
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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    Sunday 16 November 2025 11:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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