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    Kleinemonde West River: Mouth - 4km upstream (33322721)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 503158
    Compiler 1524
    Location code 33322721Kleinemonde West River: Mouth - 4km upstream (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2011-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 85
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes For the first time I was unable to conduct CWAC by boat as the river is so low after opening in May and it was impossible to walk over the mud. I did it in sections from the river bank with the help of a telescope. Only about a third of he usual area was covered. Sea to bridge.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		110
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		310
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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