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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape
    Card 502509
    Compiler 1463
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2012-08-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 258
    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 Low tide. River mouth open after having been closed for four months. No cloud.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		270
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		110
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		140
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		30
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		540
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		150
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		270
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		30
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		110
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		10


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:18
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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