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    Keiskamma River Estuary (33172729)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 8527
    Compiler 174
    Location code 33172729Keiskamma River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2006-08-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:30:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 32
    Openwater covered 25
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 263
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Gale force winds made counting difficult. Was unable to use a boat to survey island or up the river.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		350
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		90
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		300
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		200
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		50
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		80
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		120
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		30
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		220


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    Saturday 27 December 2025 04:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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