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    Kleinemonde West River: Mouth - 4km upstream (33322721)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 501585
    Compiler 1524
    Location code 33322721Kleinemonde West River: Mouth - 4km upstream (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2010-07-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 108
    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 Water level 300cm higher than summer count(Jan 2010) after recent rain. This was the worst count yet. The Cape Cormorants were young - where is the closest breeding colony to KM? The count was done on foot and by boat. The estuary was closed.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		80
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 11:59
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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