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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 501978
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2010-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:00
    End time 08:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 220
    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 Mouth closed, some dogs and people. Mouth closed, water level very high.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20Probably Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    60
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    740
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    370
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    130
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    110Probably Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    320
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70


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    Thursday 25 April 2024 04:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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