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    Barberspan (26352535)

    North West

    Card 506988
    Compiler 10809
    Location code 26352535Barberspan (North West)
    Start date 2018-02-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 10:43
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 50
    Total Count 15352
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The pan was partially full. Lots of Red-knobbed Coots were seen and 46 Pink-backed Pelicans were recorded, White-breasted Cormorants confirmed breeding and 13 nests were seen and Greater Flamingos and immature were seen. The weather was cloudy and drizzling with wind in the morning
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Abram Thamaga
     
    0Josiah Itumeleng
     
    0Oliver Mgijima
     
    0Simon Bosigo
     
    10807Amos M Koloti
     
    12021Kelebogile Moeti
     
    12023David Moruapheko
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    70
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    1500
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    260
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    460
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1946Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    290
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    450
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    250
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    90
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    100
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    220
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    770
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    60
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    70
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    180
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    200
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    410
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    120
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    8550
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    240
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    300
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    3220
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    370
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    3180
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    320
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    120
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    3380
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    6840
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    50
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    1210
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    108120
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    110
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    1240
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    150
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    950
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    830
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    1400
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    170
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    870
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    2300
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    1470
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    250
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    40


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 07:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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