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    Goukou River: Mouth - Melkhoutfontein (34212125)

    Western Cape
    Card 505080
    Compiler 1883
    Location code 34212125Goukou River: Mouth - Melkhoutfontein (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-07-10
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:35
    End time 11:02
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 270
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		130
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		130
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		190
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		130
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		620
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		60
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		230
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		150
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		50
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		20


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:31
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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