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    Goukamma River Mouth: Mouth - Reserve boundary (34042257)

    Western Cape

    Card 505015
    Compiler 11623
    Location code 34042257Goukamma River Mouth: Mouth - Reserve boundary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-07-06
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:20
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 35
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 82
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very cold day , Rivermouth status (Closed) and water level very high , Spotted 1 bird of prey like a harrier or buzzard Dark end at tail and wings , Yellow/golden brown from head to belly .
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    120
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    166Harrier, Western Marsh
    (Circus aeruginosus)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    170
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    280
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10


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    Sunday 24 November 2024 02:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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