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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape
    Card 2003
    Compiler 607
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 1997-07-24
    Season WWinter
    Start time 12:00:00
    End time 16:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 857
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		280
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1240
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		210
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		230
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		90
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		350
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		530
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		180
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		280
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1240
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		3100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40


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

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