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    Keiskamma River Estuary (33172729)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 505123
    Compiler 174
    Location code 33172729Keiskamma River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2015-08-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 502
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes After good rains pans and marshlands nest to the road were full and there were numbers of birds. We did not have the use of a boat. We were happy to see a Hottentot Teal which has not been seen for some time. Because of cancellation of CAR count we did not have as many helpers as usual.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		230
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		430
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		140
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		270
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		430
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		190
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		270
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		530
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		270
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		130
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		260
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		340
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		110
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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