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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510211
    Compiler 19557
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2023-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 606
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Estuary was opened mechanically the day before the count. Estuary closed for swimming and fishing due to E. Coli count from spilled sewage.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andrew Sieborger
     
    0Anika Meyer
     
    0Cecile de Wet
     
    0Mike Lello
     
    0Peter de Wet
     
    0Sandy Sieborger
     
    21628Roy Allen
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1820
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		80
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		330
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		760
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		200
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		50
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		250
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		290
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		220
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		170
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		460
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		160
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		150
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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