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    Nature's Valley (Groot River Estuary) (33592332)

    Western Cape

    Card 503020
    Compiler 1456
    Location code 33592332Nature's Valley (Groot River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-07-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 936
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Several common species seen days before and after the count were not seen, for example Pied Kingfisher, Half-collared kingfisher and Malachite Kingfisher, and Little Egret.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    610
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    8250
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    50


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 04:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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