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    Knysna Lagoon (34032302)

    Western Cape

    Card 506176
    Compiler 16575
    Location code 34032302Knysna Lagoon (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-01-06
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 5
    Openwater covered 5
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 143
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Woodbourne salt marsh - a backwater accessible by road ( and not by boat). This is located west of Leisure isle and is only about 3 hectares is area. The 5% of shoreline and open water is a tiny fraction of Knysna estuary
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    140
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    150
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    40
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    220
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    560
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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