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    Rocherpan (32361818)

    Western Cape

    Card 8975
    Compiler 11
    Location code 32361818Rocherpan (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-08-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09.30.00
    End time 12.38.00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 2436
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Started to rain during count - visibility poor and some birds disappeared into reed bed. Large tern/gull roost on one of the islands which had restios growing along the water's edge making count of terns and gulls difficult.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    630
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    430
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    2680
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    3160
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    1640
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    190
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    250
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    130
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    220
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)
    80
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    3750
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    340
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    2530
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    2810
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    150
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    5080


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    Saturday 20 April 2024 03:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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