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    Beaufort West Bird Sanctuary (32222237)

    Western Cape
    Card 8050
    Compiler 2068
    Location code 32222237Beaufort West Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 424
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 0
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Informal residents have completely destroyed the fence surrounding the BWBS.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		70
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		230
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		360
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		510
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		150
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		650
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		260
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		360
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Tuesday 04 November 2025 05:29
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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