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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 500976
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2009-02-10
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:05
    End time 15:25
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 41
    Total Count 4925
    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 Low spring tide stayed out a long time allowing good count.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0R. Buxton
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		390
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		740
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1940
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		330
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		339Confirmed Breeding
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		4380
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		940
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		180
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		250
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		200
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		5000
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		300
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		7950
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		310
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		460
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		1150
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1320
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		550
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		260
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		4300
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		110
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		9080Confirmed Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1980
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		330
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		120
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		3430
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		1160
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		590
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		680
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		50


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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