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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 2487
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1998-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 10:15:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 347
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    310
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    1040
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    160
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    370
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    200
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    210
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    200
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    250
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    60
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    130


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    Thursday 28 March 2024 05:05
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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