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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape
    Card 501869
    Compiler 1463
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-07-27
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:02
    End time 11:40
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 50
    Total Count 10729
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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. River-mouth open annd estaury level lower than normal. No cloud.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		160
    44Gannet, Cape
    (Morus capensis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		540
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		84510
    49Cormorant, Bank
    (Phalacrocorax neglectus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		360
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		180
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20Probably Breeding
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    74Openbill, African
    (Anastomus lamelligerus)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1350
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		740
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		130
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		110Probably Breeding
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		170
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1370
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		5300
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		140
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10700
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		210
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		90
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		40


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

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