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    Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (28381628)

    Northern Cape

    Card 2286
    Compiler 105
    Location code 28381628Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (Northern Cape)
    Start date 1998-01-31
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 14:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 59
    Total Count 5809
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    90
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    400
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    1090
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    630
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    140
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    280
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    70
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    1830
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    840
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    320
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    90
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    260
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    750
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1740
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    2380
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    1890
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    700
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    220
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    4410
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    480
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    410
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    1640
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    680
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    590
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    80
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1690
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    13320
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    4240
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    180
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    680
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    70
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    350
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    290
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    120
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    3740
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    400
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    3620
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    4020
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    60
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    150
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    330
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    10
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)
    380
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    180
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    920
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    700
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    110
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    130


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