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    Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (32521815)

    Western Cape
    Card 506202
    Compiler 45
    Location code 32521815Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:10
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 106
    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 The group of domestic geese observed on the river appeared to be Greylag type - most were pure white, but a few had the plumage colouration of Greylags.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Sandy Schmidt
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		110
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		260


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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