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    Palmiet River Mouth (34211859)

    Western Cape
    Card 512249
    Compiler 5619
    Location code 34211859Palmiet River Mouth (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-11-04
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:30
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 135
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 0
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Palmiet Lagoon looking quite different after the flood. Weather overcast , slight breeze.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Joan Wurr
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		180
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		570
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		110
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		310


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    Sunday 07 June 2026 03:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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