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    Kei River Estuary (32402821)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 506656
    Compiler 195
    Location code 32402821Kei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2017-07-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 12:47
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 365
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Covered from the mouth to Umthombe Kei by boat courtesy of Rob Nel.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0E Watkins
     
    0R Nel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    140
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    500
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    280
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    30
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    120
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)
    100
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    440
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    210
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    360
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    50
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)
    10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    60
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    490
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    100


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    Friday 19 April 2024 04:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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