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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 500160
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2008-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:25
    End time 15:15
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 45
    Total Count 5070
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Drizzle showers made counting difficult. Tide stayed low, allowing an accurate count. Species sheet Notes
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		460
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		550
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		300
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		670
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1730
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		320
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		160
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		314Confirmed Breeding
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		4750
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1080
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		250
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		250
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		4610
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		5320
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		350
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		80
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		2670
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		880
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1730
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		390
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		380
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		4020
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		240
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		8320Confirmed Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		2050
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		170
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		140
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		5030
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		210
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		70
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		860
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1630
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		50


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