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    Goukamma Marine Protected Area (34032254)

    Western Cape
    Card 506357
    Compiler 11623
    Location code 34032254Goukamma Marine Protected Area (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-01-30
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:00
    End time 14:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 167
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 2 Oystercatcher chicks observed at Skimmelkrans. 1 Chick was caught by an octopus but rescued by E van Reenen. Video and photographic evidence available from the Goukamma Office.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0T Bothlolo
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		460
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		310Confirmed Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		360
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		220
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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