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    Paarl Bird Sanctuary (33411858)

    Western Cape
    Card 501696
    Compiler 32
    Location code 33411858Paarl Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-03-26
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1964
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Major fencing and roadbuilding operations, noise, dust etc. Small count of duck species as a result.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1500
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		814
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1330
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1160
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		350
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		730
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		140
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		90
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		2230
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1250
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		250
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		270
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1140
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		710
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		240
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		260
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		3254
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		2140
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		100
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		940


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

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