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    Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (28381628)

    Northern Cape
    Card 504225
    Compiler 2194
    Location code 28381628Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2011-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 00:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 2346
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Uncertain about the number of Cape cormorants at the mouth, at least 70 were seen form the south side of the mouth, but there may be more (need to incorporate count from Namibian side).
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		350
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		180
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		290
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		60
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		9610
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		210
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2380
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1290
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		380
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		500
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		90
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		840
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		70
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		130
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		480
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		160
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		400
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		400
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		3270
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		300
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		150
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		870
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		470


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