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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape
    Card 94124
    Compiler 49
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-05-14
    Season OOther
    Start time 17:00:00
    End time 17:45:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 162
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    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)    		380
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		70
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		770
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		120
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		170
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 11:26
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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