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    Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (28381628)

    Northern Cape

    Card 4875
    Compiler 105
    Location code 28381628Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2003-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 16:53:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 59
    Total Count 7091
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    80
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    260
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    2370
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1000
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    230
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    220
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    60
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    570
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    2060
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    330
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    270
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    14320
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    170
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1980
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    4640
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    290
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    410
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    430
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    1040
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)
    50
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1430
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)
    250
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    970
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    730
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    150
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    540
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1110
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    12260
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    10650
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    120
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    120
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    2830
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    2420
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    2420
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    80
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    130
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    2020
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    110
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    90
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    580
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    380
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    290
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    20


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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