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    Paarl Bird Sanctuary (33411858)

    Western Cape
    Card 1489
    Compiler 1283
    Location code 33411858Paarl Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2004-11-27
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 2763
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40Possibly Breeding
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		190Possibly Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		550Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30Possibly Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140Possibly Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		750Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20Possibly Breeding
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1090Confirmed Breeding
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		100Possibly Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1200Confirmed Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10Possibly Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		260Possibly Breeding
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		5700Possibly Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30Possibly Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		4430Probably Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		1300Possibly Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		220Possibly Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		430Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		770Possibly Breeding
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		90Possibly Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		460Possibly Breeding
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		570Possibly Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		120Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		600Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1470Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10Possibly Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1050Confirmed Breeding
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10Possibly Breeding
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10Possibly Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		70Possibly Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		3610Possibly Breeding
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1870Possibly Breeding
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10Possibly Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30Possibly Breeding
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		170Possibly Breeding


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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