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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 500305
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2008-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:20
    End time 13:55
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 2436
    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
    Notes Tide stayed low allowing for a good count. The 433 Sacred Ibis were observed breeding on of of the islands in the river. Strictly speaking they do not form part of the CWAC count.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0R. Buxton
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		300
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1700
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		240
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		580
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		87433Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		350
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		1440
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		1010
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		370
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		150
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		650
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		720
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		430
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		60
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1080
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1930
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		11330
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		250
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		130
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		250


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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