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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape

    Card 500862
    Compiler 228
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-02-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 17:00
    End time 18:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 5909
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    140
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    50
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    480
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    210
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    450
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    55000
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    2500
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:29
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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