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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 2803
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1999-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:45:00
    End time 11:35:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 39
    Total Count 3712
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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)    		60
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		140
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		750
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		30
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		300
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		2080
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		850
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		260
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		5580
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		370
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		5790
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		260
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		90
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		1100
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		1620
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		130
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1830
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		420
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		390
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		7500
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3480
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		110
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		90
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		2850
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		210
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		110


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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