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    Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (28381628)

    Northern Cape

    Card 6977
    Compiler 105
    Location code 28381628Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2006-02-08
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:00:00
    End time 18:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 60
    Total Count 9692
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    1100
    44Gannet, Cape
    (Morus capensis)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    250
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    250
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    220
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    980
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    270
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    280
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    1240
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    1230
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    4360
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    430
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1090
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    2800
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    3500
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    940
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    1520
    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)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    890
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    610
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    260Probably Breeding
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    180
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    570
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    4040
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    6760
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    900
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    80
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    400
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    3470Confirmed Breeding
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    320
    285Jaeger, Pomarine
    (Stercorarius pomarinus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1800
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    3270
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    60
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    45070
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    100
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    540
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)
    80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    250
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    260
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    5930


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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