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    Kei River Estuary (32402821)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 506501
    Compiler 195
    Location code 32402821Kei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2016-02-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 12:55
    End time 16:30
    Shoreline covered 45
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 603
    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 No boat was available so was unable to cover the full stretch upriver to Nthombe Kei. Did what was possible on foot from the mouth upriver stopping before the first bend. Covered at Low tide. One African Black Oystercatcher chick.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0E G Watkins
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		90
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		60Confirmed Breeding
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		90
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		210
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		330
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		390
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		80
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		90
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		90
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		80
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		150
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		930
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		500
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		2080
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		190
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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