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Palmiet River Mouth (34211859)
Western Cape
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	UNKNOWN
Conservation status	UNKNOWN
IBA information	SA107 - EASTERN FALSE BAY MOUNTAINS
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Date_registered
1999-06-16

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
49	Cormorant, Bank	Phalacrocorax neglectus	1	1.00	1
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	1	2.00	4
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	6.59	36
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	9.32	34
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	1.75	2
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	2	2.00	2
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	2	3.20	7
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	2.33	12
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	6.26	23
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	2	2.00	2
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1	1.00	1
289	Gull, Hartlaub's	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	2	31.39	517	250	125	300
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	8	58.89	383	300	150
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	1.08	2
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	3	6.67	10
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	2.33	4
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.00	1
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	1.71	4
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	2	2.00	2
231	Oystercatcher, African	Haematopus moquini	1	1.93	4
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	29	29.00	29
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	2	2.00	2
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	2.20	5
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	1	7.88	33
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	1.00	1
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	2	2.00	2
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	1.67	2
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	11	71.13	104
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	1	31.32	135
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	2	55.56	300
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	3	5.50	8
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	2.20	4

Thursday 10 September 2026 01:17
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Palmiet River Mouth (34211859)

Western Cape

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