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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 5014
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2003-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:00:00
    End time 08:30:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 762
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    420
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    520Probably Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    150
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    130
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    100Possibly Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    60
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    80
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    460
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    440
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    220
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    2050
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    490
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    120
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    50
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    950Confirmed Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    70
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    310
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    20
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    130
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    240


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    Friday 19 April 2024 02:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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