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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape
    Card 94148
    Compiler 49
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-10-15
    Season OOther
    Start time 17:30:00
    End time 18:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 138
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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)    		110
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		480
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		100
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		500


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 09:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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