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    Tyolomnqa River Estuary (33112735)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 500764
    Compiler 1916
    Location code 33112735Tyolomnqa River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2009-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 160
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes There were a lot of fishing boats which had pulled up onto the mud-bank at one area in the estuary, which caused the waders to be absent from that area. Also a strong north-easterly wind may have affected the count later in the day. The 5 Cape Gannets sighted were diving out to sea, so not in the estuary. The White-breasted Cormorant was a juvenile.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. Meyer
     
    0G. Griffith
     
    0J. Curnick
     
    0J. Ross-Thompson
     
    0J. Swift
     
    0L. Watkins
     
    0M. Goldswain
     
    0N. Noekie
     
    0P. Swift
     
    0P. Whittington
     
    0R. Ross-Thompson
     
    0S. Goldswain
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    44Gannet, Cape
    (Morus capensis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		120
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		140
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		160
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		60
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		200
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		200
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		30
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		150
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		20


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    Friday 30 January 2026 02:01
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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