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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 2315
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1998-02-09
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:45:00
    End time 13:45:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 4587
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		370
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		790
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		390
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		2350
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1560
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		490
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		140
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		4860
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		5100
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		540
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		1170
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		1570
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		2430
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		370
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		480
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		4860
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		160
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		4280
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		110
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		5670
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		3500
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		730
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		3280
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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