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    Krom River Mouth (34082450)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512538
    Compiler 19557
    Location code 34082450Krom River Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 422
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The wetland area was very muddy after the floods in the recent 2 months. We could not reach all areas we normally walk to. We got stuck in the mud.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2406Maggie Langlands
     
    12064Ron Parker
     
    14581Trish Parker
     
    21496Christa Stander
     
    21699Inez Rossouw
     
    21870Colleen Smith
     
    23064Cobus le Roux
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		220
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		510
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		210
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		340
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		80
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		130
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		310
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		210
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		190
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		600
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		140
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		190
    894Oystercatcher, Eurasian
    (Haematopus ostralegus)    		10


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    Friday 11 September 2026 10:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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