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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape
    Card 1229
    Compiler 607
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2004-04-06
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 737
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		280
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1860
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		200
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		400
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		360
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		180
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		120
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		900
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		140
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		480
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		100
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		400
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		60


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    Friday 26 April 2024 07:28
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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