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    Palmiet River Mouth (34211859)

    Western Cape
    Card 512552
    Compiler 15207
    Location code 34211859Palmiet River Mouth (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:21
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 421
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Interesting to see so many Kelp Gulls. Is it maybe because the water level in the Botvlei is so high - i.e. the breeding site is currently under water
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0David Malan
     
    0Ria Kotze
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3830
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		170
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Friday 11 September 2026 09:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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