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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape

    Card 3461
    Compiler 607
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2000-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 697
    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 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    500
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    400
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    240
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    190
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    170
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    50
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    170
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    360
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    570
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    90
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    30
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    70
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    850
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    2780
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    80
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70


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    Friday 19 April 2024 10:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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