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    Kei River Estuary (32402821)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 503175
    Compiler 195
    Location code 32402821Kei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2012-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 14:20
    End time 16:50
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 99
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 442
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Carried out at low tide when birds are visible on the tidal mud flats. I do not know whether waders would be visible at high tide so prefer to do a low tide count despite the difficulties of navigating the shallow water with a boat. Our White-fronted Plover count was reduced by one due to the actions of a juvenile Lanner Falcon! The Greater Flamingos were all juveniles with the exception of two. Did not count Cattle Egret as did not realise this was a CWAC species. Probably c. 15 present.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		200
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		660
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		320
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		80
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		50
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		710
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		160
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		290
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		30
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		40
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		160
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		160
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		320


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