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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510658
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2023-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:15
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 42
    Total Count 3951
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Tide did not go out all the way (much of low banks remained covered). Harmful algal bloom (dense brown)in upper 2/3 of estuary. Lots of threats to this urban estuary. Boat to vantage points and by foot on mudbanks
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Arthur Rump
     
    0Marianne Lear
     
    0Sibusiso Dyosi
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		310
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		600
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		260
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		610
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		710
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		360
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		361Confirmed Breeding
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		1870
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		930
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		390
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		130
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		110
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		2920
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		591Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		4070
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		290
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		20
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		1050
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		1030
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1230
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		130
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		5470
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		8560Confirmed Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		3380
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		440
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		90
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		1920
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		330
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		50
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		400
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)    		260
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		130
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:26
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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