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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510619
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2014-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:10
    End time 13:25
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 49
    Total Count 2789
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Many threats to this urban estuary. Count by boat to vantage points and by foot on mudbanks
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		750
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1550
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1600
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		1220
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		730
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		870
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1220
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		330
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		1080
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		200
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		290
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		1440
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		561Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		100
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		480
    265Godwit, Black-tailed
    (Limosa limosa)    		360
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1620
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1770
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		8620
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		120
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		830
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		110
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		550
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		360


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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