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    De Mond Estuary (34432007)

    Western Cape
    Card 8555
    Compiler 1292
    Location code 34432007De Mond Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-03-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:00:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 296
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		10
    169Harrier, Black
    (Circus maurus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		230
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		200
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		180
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		110
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		40
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		20
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		20
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		60
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		230
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		550Confirmed Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		60
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		230
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		660
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    896, Dunlin
    (Calidris alpina)    		10
    922Plover, American Golden
    (Pluvialis dominica)    		10


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    Friday 07 November 2025 12:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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