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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape
    Card 8784
    Compiler 607
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 1104
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		340
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		350
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		830
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		250
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		170
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		480
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		300
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		120
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		190
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		80
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		290
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		6280
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		200
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		250
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		360
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		40


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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