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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape
    Card 5989
    Compiler 1463
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2004-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 16:00:00
    End time 18:00:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 206
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		360
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		580
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		320
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		50
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		210


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 09:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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