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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape
    Card 501018
    Compiler 229
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-06
    Season OOther
    Start time 16:55
    End time 17:40
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 191
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Count done from end of Strand Beach as a serious sewage spill had swamped the access road and ares for normal approach to AE&CI Beach area. Coverage not quite complete but a valid count nevertheless.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0D. Cooke
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		180
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1480
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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