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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 45
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1992-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:40:00
    End time 13:20:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 2051
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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)
    670
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    1720
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    860
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    420
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    590
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    80
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    290
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)
    1350
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    1210
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    220
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)
    10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    2340
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    380
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    260
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)
    110
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    590
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)
    150
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    270
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    1940
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    1130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    4220
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    90
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    520
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    210
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    520
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    80
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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