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    Knysna Sewage Works (34042302)

    Western Cape
    Card 7028
    Compiler 201
    Location code 34042302Knysna Sewage Works (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 432
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Some ponds now have many reeds making it difficult to count accurately. I suspect we missed quite a few birds.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		170Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1170Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		360
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1560
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		180
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		110Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		90


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    Tuesday 04 November 2025 07:09
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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