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    Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (32521815)

    Western Cape
    Card 507779
    Compiler 976
    Location code 32521815Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:11
    End time 14:07
    Shoreline covered 10
    Openwater covered 25
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 528
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Visibility was poor due to very thick mist. We walked the length of the river along this site. Although it was muddy along the river bank, the pans (with one exception) next to the river are mostly dry and have little water.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Ettienne Kotze
     
    0Marianna Vallely
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		210
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		210
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		160
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		190
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		280
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		480
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		690
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		210
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		570
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1260
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		190
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		100
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		90


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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