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    De Mond Estuary (34432007)

    Western Cape

    Card 511829
    Compiler 18717
    Location code 34432007De Mond Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-27
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:00
    End time 12:01
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 226
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    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
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    50
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    220
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    130
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    169Harrier, Black
    (Circus maurus)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    40
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    310
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    110
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    270
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    150
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    260
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    330
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    80


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    Thursday 29 January 2026 11:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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