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    De Mond Estuary (34432007)

    Western Cape
    Card 936
    Compiler 56
    Location code 34432007De Mond Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 1997-01-10
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 993
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		130
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		50
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1330
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		200
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		410
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		570
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		3580
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1140
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		960
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		90
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		230
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		70
    294Tern, Arctic
    (Sterna paradisaea)    		20
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		360
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		210
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)    		100
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		70


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 11:01
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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