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    Keiskamma River Estuary (33172729)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 503495
    Compiler 174
    Location code 33172729Keiskamma River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2014-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:30
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 42
    Total Count 829
    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 Due to muddy conditions the boat was unable to deliver observers to usual island and this excellent location could not be counted.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		150
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		420
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1640
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		210
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		380
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		190
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		390
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		350
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1210
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		40
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		390
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		220
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		380
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		140
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		250
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		110
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		210
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		40
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		160
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		90
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		50
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		600


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