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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape

    Card 501069
    Compiler 1463
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 16:00
    End time 18:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 195
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Tide: was low-tide but River-mouth closed and estaury full of water. No terns were counted - was disturbed by dogs on beach.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Eybers
     
    0M. Morkel
     
    0P. Villain
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    500
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    50
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    170
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    400
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    200
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    10
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)
    30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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