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    Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (28381628)

    Northern Cape

    Card 5408
    Compiler 105
    Location code 28381628Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2003-08-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:40:00
    End time 15:52:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 57
    Total Count 5376
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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)
    490
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    1640
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1220
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    260
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    180
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    130
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    1700
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)
    10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    250
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    5820
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    10130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    240
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    500
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    780
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    810
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    630
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    1840
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    2400
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)
    10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    260
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    1810
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    910
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    620
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1210
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    2550
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    200
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    230
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    70
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    3870
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    390
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    4260
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    4410
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    680
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    370
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    160
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    1220
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    650
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    100
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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