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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 3869
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2001-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 45
    Total Count 4600
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		130
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		670
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		230
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		880
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		80
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		800
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40Possibly Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		364Confirmed Breeding
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		2900
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		850
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		410Probably Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		170Possibly Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		110
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		4920
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220Possibly Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		5120
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		150
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		20
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		1270
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		1100
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1350
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		530
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		390
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		6450
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		380
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		6570Confirmed Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		980
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		90
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		4570
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		200
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		400
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		370
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		2640
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		270Possibly Breeding


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