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    Hartenbos Estuary (34072207)

    Western Cape

    Card 511781
    Compiler 23949
    Location code 34072207Hartenbos Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:15
    End time 09:35
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 323
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 17Pollution by industrial waste
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    11619Rudi Minnie
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    680
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    310
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    270
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    190
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    10
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    160
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    410
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    380
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    100
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    270
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    120
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)
    80


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    Friday 30 January 2026 10:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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