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    Breede River Estuary: Mouth - Power lines (34242049)

    Western Cape
    Card 8773
    Compiler 2192
    Location code 34242049Breede River Estuary: Mouth - Power lines (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:55:00
    End time 13:05:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 946
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    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)    		90
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		920
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		240
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		2350
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		1250
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		470
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		50
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		340
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		320
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		2750
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		150
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Wednesday 17 December 2025 01:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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