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    Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (28381628)

    Northern Cape

    Card 5788
    Compiler 105
    Location code 28381628Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2004-02-04
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:09:00
    End time 13:40:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 61
    Total Count 7204
    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
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    60
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    120
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    2680
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    650
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    460
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    190
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    70
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    860
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    1040
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    820
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    400
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    3500
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    420
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    80
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    6780
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    1730
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    440
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    260
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    1420
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)
    10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    680
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    810
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    300
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    70
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1620
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    8360
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    7830
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    140
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    1140
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    50
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    280
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    1820
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    220
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1790
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    2000
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    120
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    100
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    6020
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    160
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    10
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)
    70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    430
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    390
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    180
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    15000
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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