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    Gamtoos River: False Mouth (33582505)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 8427
    Compiler 301
    Location code 33582505Gamtoos River: False Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2006-06-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 758
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes None
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100Possibly Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1140
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		460
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		580
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		430
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		220
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20Probably Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		30
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		110Possibly Breeding
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		150
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		540
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		140
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		100
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		260
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		10
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		90
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		170
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		220Probably Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1550
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		130
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		320


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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