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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 8695
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2007-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:15:00
    End time 13:25:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 41
    Total Count 5489
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		300
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		540
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		530
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		411Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		279Confirmed Breeding
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		4420
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		600
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		361Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		90
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		400
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		4700
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		491Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		8720
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		150
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		1990
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		980
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		3350
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		500
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		350
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		6940
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		400
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		652232Confirmed Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		2800
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		80
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		5060
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		760
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		800
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1830
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120
    932Gull, Franklin's
    (Leucophaeus pipixcan)    		10
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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