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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 2968
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1999-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:50:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 1964
    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
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		120
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		280
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		520
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		690
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		930
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1380
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		140
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		380
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		200
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		810
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		830
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		880
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		230
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		760
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		130
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		50
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1760
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1140
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		6560
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		100
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		250
    292Tern, Antarctic
    (Sterna vittata)    		100
    293Tern, Roseate
    (Sterna dougallii)    		10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		70
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		350
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		200
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		190


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