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    Knysna Sewage Works (34042302)

    Western Cape
    Card 503583
    Compiler 201
    Location code 34042302Knysna Sewage Works (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-02-08
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:50
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 252
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sewage works are still being upgraded. There is a lot of disturbance by workers. Some ponds are full of reeds so birds not visible. Work is due to end in September 2013
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		150
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		290
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		250Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		230Confirmed Breeding
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		120Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		130Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		620


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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