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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape
    Card 501060
    Compiler 10055
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 821
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very windy and cold. Water level extremely high for low tide.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C. Humphrey
     
    0E. Lourens
     
    0M. Murphy
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		320
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		440
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		350
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		210
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		180
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		180
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		610
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3950
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1060
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Wednesday 24 April 2024 03:59
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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