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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape
    Card 94233
    Compiler 49
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-03-24
    Season OOther
    Start time 04:45:00 PM
    End time 06:15:00 PM
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 732
    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)    		280
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		920
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		180
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1750
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		140
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		1500
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		1800
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		700


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 11:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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