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    Great Fish River Estuary (33292707)

    Eastern Cape

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    Compiler 74
    Location code 33292707Great Fish River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1999-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:50:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 291
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    160
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    220
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    350
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    140
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    110
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    169Harrier, Black
    (Circus maurus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    380
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    120
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    200
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    460
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    190
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    140


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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