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    Sakrivierspoort Wetlands (31502208)

    Northern Cape
    Card 8067
    Compiler 39
    Location code 31502208Sakrivierspoort Wetlands (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2006-02-04
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 10:50:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 775
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Most waterholes in Sak River are dry as well as irrigation dams.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		70
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		180
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1200
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		740
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		190
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		240
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70Possibly Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		350Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		290
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		430Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		520Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		30
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		270
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		190
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		150
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		820
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		1300


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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