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    Great Fish River Estuary (33292707)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 4431
    Compiler 74
    Location code 33292707Great Fish River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2002-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:15:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 39
    Total Count 964
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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)    		190
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		162Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		140
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		110
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		40
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		50
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		30
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		70
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		270
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		390
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		180
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		270
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		3200
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		100
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		260
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		30
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		20
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		180
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		170
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		2100
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		700
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		90
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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