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    Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (32511814)

    Western Cape

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    Compiler 529
    Location code 32511814Berg River 12: Melkplaas Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 1999-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:00:00
    End time 18:00:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 766
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    150
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    90
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    210
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    300
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1160
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    3550
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1050
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    130
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    110
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    120
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    140


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 05:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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