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    Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (28381628)

    Northern Cape

    Card 2515
    Compiler 105
    Location code 28381628Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (Northern Cape)
    Start date 1998-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 14:56:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 55
    Total Count 4540
    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)
    800
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    510
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    180
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    990
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    80
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    300
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    260
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    260
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    1770
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    240
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    70
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    3510
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    4790
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    260
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    690
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    420
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    920
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    1070
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    120
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    2030
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)
    210
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    30
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    140
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1260
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    510
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    940
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    810
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    380
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    870
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    950
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    190
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    60
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    3230
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    450
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    7270
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    1630
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    440
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    4500
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    280
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)
    30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    460
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    1180
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    50
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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