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    Olifants River Mouth: South Bank (31421812)

    Western Cape

    Card 501077
    Compiler 11
    Location code 31421812Olifants River Mouth: South Bank (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:37
    End time 11:13
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1300
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Counted during approaching cold front - misty with light rain. Oliphants - Lesser Flamingo - 1 adult + 13 juveniles.
    Survey notes


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    0F. Jooste
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    220
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    130
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    140
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    120
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    420
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    170
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    280
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    60
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    150
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    150
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    200
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1590
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    560
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    480
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    180
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    240
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    60
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    260
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    460
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    2440
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    470
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    2160
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    1350
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    50


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

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