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    Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (32511814)

    Western Cape

    Card 5156
    Compiler 529
    Location code 32511814Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 262
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    200
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    90
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    690
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    200
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    480
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    190
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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