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    Berg River 10: Kersefontein Floodplain (32531819)

    Western Cape
    Card 502088
    Compiler 11661
    Location code 32531819Berg River 10: Kersefontein Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 335
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Wetland was very "Boggy" and access was difficult.Reeds were thick and access to River was restricted.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		610
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		210
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		260
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		690
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		360
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		300


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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