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    Paarl Bird Sanctuary (33411858)

    Western Cape
    Card 512073
    Compiler 14467
    Location code 33411858Paarl Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-03-07
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 1434
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Continued upgrades on the plant make access to the pans difficult.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Brigid Crewe
     
    0Glynis Coetzee
     
    0Mike Copeland
     
    0Patsy Copeland
     
    0Pieter Roux
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		2970
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		300
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		70
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		370
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		70
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		600
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1210
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		636Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		560
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		1170
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		280
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		30
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		70
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		230
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		1050
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1560
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		930
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1140
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		560
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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    Monday 06 April 2026 03:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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