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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape
    Card 94649
    Compiler 49
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-05-12
    Season OOther
    Start time 05:15:00 PM
    End time 06:00:00 PM
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 103
    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
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		780


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    Sunday 29 March 2026 02:18
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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