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    Nature's Valley (Groot River Estuary) (33592332)

    Western Cape
    Card 501501
    Compiler 2283
    Location code 33592332Nature's Valley (Groot River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 52
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes People were present at the estuary mouth and may well have disturbed birds (e.g. Terns and Oystercatchers that are usually present in this area. Hundreds of Swift Terns were in fact seen there later that same day.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0J. McIlleron
     
    0M. Murphy
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		180
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		130


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:20
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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