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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape
    Card 2899
    Compiler 607
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 1999-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 668
    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
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		880
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		190
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		350
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		360
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		590
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		230
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		110
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		210
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		80
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		160
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		270
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		120
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1180
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		270
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		240
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		20


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    Friday 30 January 2026 01:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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