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    Gamtoos River: False Mouth (33582505)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 2741
    Compiler 301
    Location code 33582505Gamtoos River: False Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1999-02-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 45
    Total Count 921
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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)    		240
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		350
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		220
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		580
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		520
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		340
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		200
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		130
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		110
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		170
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		850
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		190
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		890
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		110
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		170
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		260
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		580
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		180
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		20
    294Tern, Arctic
    (Sterna paradisaea)    		50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		150
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		220
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		1380
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		250
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		400


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