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    Keiskamma River Estuary (33172729)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510185
    Compiler 22571
    Location code 33172729Keiskamma River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2023-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:45
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 225
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Roadworks making the upstream section not accessible.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		820
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		70
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		150
    893Gallinule, Purple
    (Porphyrio martinica)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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