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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 2493
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1998-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:50:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1988
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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)    		140
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		2250
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		420
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		870
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		860
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		120
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		550
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		540
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		1390
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		660
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		740
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		60
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		250
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		520
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		50
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		200
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1150
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		160
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		7540
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		100
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		430
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		250
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120


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    Thursday 11 December 2025 11:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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